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  • This House opposes the general approach of companies to grow by massively sacrificing short-term profitability with the hope of gaining a large portion of the market (e.g. the original business model of companies such as Uber or Amazon)

    KNUST Debate Open 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-10-19

  • This House prefers a world in which Killmonger defeats T'Challa

    Infoslide

    Wakanda is a technologically advanced nation that has been hidden from the world throughout its history, sticking to isolationism. It is the only nation to possess the metal vibranium, with which the Wakandans have developed technology more advanced than any other nation in existence. T'Challa was crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death. However, his sovereignty has been challenged by an adversary, Killmonger, who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution.* * Note: Only information which can be inferred from the infoslide should be used in the debate. For example, Wakanda exists, but the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe does not

    KNUST Debate Open 2024 · ESL Finals · 2024-10-19

  • This house believes that you should wake the other deer up

    Infoslide

    In Nara Park, there are many deer, and their favorite food is "Shikasenbei," which they are fed daily by tourists and local residents. Imagine you are one of these deer. One day, you suddenly gain human-level cognition and realize that the deer in Nara Park were originally as intelligent as humans, but their intelligence has been suppressed by a chemical in the "Shikasenbei." For the purposes of this debate, you have a sufficient number of "Shikacookie" that, if a deer eats it, can develop immunity to the chemical in the regular "Shikasenbei" and regain human-level cognition. Now you have two choices. 1\. Distribute the "Shikacookie" to the other deer and wake them up 2\. Keep consuming "Shikasenbei" and gradually return to deer-level cognition

    JPDU Autumn Tournament 2024 · Rookie Final · 2024-10-19

  • This house believes that it is the interest of the feminist movement to support transhumanism

    Infoslide

    Transhumanism is a philosophical and social movement that advocates for using advanced technology to enhance human physical and cognitive abilities, with the goal of transcending the current limitations of the human body and mind. Transhumanists believe that through technologies such as genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and cybernetics, humans can significantly extend their lifespans, improve their intellectual and physical capacities, and potentially achieve a post-human state.

    JPDU Autumn Tournament 2024 · Open Grand Final · 2024-10-19

  • This house supports the widespread and accessible availability of iForgor

    Infoslide

    iForgor is a technology that allows you to forget any person. If you forget them, memories or experiences associated with them do not disappear, but the role of that person in that memory disappears. For instance, if Andre and Emily are best friends and Andre uses iForgor, Andre will forget that they ever knew Emily, and if they meet will not recognise Emily. Andre will still remember anything they did together, likely with some confusion. The memory cannot be brought back, nor can you be convinced that the other person was in your memory - it would feel like a mere fiction. It is used unilaterally, and it must be with the user’s consent. In this world, everyone refers to it as iForgor, and the finalists should do the same.

    Hart House Inter-Varsity 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-18

  • This house regrets the BIOSECURE act.

    Infoslide

    Under the BIOSECURE ACT, passed in 2024, the Biden Administration disallows American firms to form new ties and dissolve existing ties with Chinese healthcare companies (for eg- genomic sequencers, makers of sequencing machines and makers of large-molecule drugs). It extends the ban to any biotech firm with its headquarters in an adversary country, and mentions four Chinese companies by name. A survey in May 2024 conducted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) on 124 large healthcare companies found that 79% have at least one contract with or purchase one product from China-owned or China-based clinical data management organisations. For the purposes of this debate, this Act will be in effect immediately.

    Bhaavarth Pre-WUDC fundraiser 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-15

  • This house prefers a Brave New World to the status quo in Western Liberal Democracies.

    Infoslide

    A “Brave New World” has these characteristics: 1. People are genetically engineered and socially conditioned by the state for specific societal roles. 2. People's material and physical needs are unfailingly met. 3. There is no possibility of changing the social order.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-12

  • This house supports making the Belief Machine widely available for use by the public

    Infoslide

    Scientists have created the Belief Machine in a lab. This machine allows individual users to change their own beliefs at will, and can be used to convince the user of things they do not currently believe but wish to. For example, the machine could be used by an atheist to convince themself that an afterlife exists to reduce their fear of death.

    Sofia Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-11

  • This house supports the establishment of a Space Silk Road by the Chinese government

    Infoslide

    The Space Silk Road is an initiative by the Chinese government to expand its space program. Among its plan is to build a research station in the moon which if successful could significantly lower the costs of launching spacecrafts and serve as a gateway for future space exploration

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Junior Semifinals · 2024-10-06

  • This house supports the eventual automation of most white collar jobs

    Infoslide

    "White collar" refers to office-type jobs that typically require formal education or training and do not involve manual labor. Examples of white- collar jobs include company management, lawyers, accountants, financial and insurance jobs, consultants, and computer programmers, among many others.

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Round 4 · 2024-10-06

  • This House would ban the research, production and use of moral enhancement drugs.

    Infoslide

    Over the last decade, scientists have identified a range of chemicals that exist naturally in the brain and shape individuals’ moral behaviour. Significant amounts of research is now being carried out to create moral enhancement drugs, which would alter the levels of such chemicals. Such drugs have been shown to increase individuals’ tendencies to display empathy and care for others, to behave in altruistic way, and to resist pressures to act in ways that violate their personal ethical beliefs

    Taiwan Schools Debate Challenge 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-10-05