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When, if ever, is forgiveness wrong?

2008

Should parking fines be based on the driver’s income?

2008

“The cause of gender inequality is in the hands of men, but the solution is in the hands of women.” Do you agree?

2008

 

 

Albert Einstein wrote that “The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking.” Do you agree?

2009

If ‘Humanitarian Intervention’ is acceptable, why shouldn’t Europe invade the USA to stop it using the death penalty?

2009

If you can give reasons for your actions, does that mean that your actions are rational?

2009

What changes in society will follow from increased life expectancy?

2009

 

 

‘Printing and the telephone were truly revolutionary inventions. All the Internet brings is a difference in scale.’ Is that true?

2010

Is it justified to insist on facial visibility in public spaces?

2010

Why do we need banks?

2010

If two reasonable people claim the same fact as evidence for opposing conclusions, does it follow that it can’t actually be evidence for either?

2010

 

 

Is the general understanding of science damaged by the way it is presented in the media?

2011

Do patent laws encourage or hinder development?

2011

Do coalitions necessarily adopt policies which unite party leaders but alienate party followers?

2011

Should we have a right to choose when and how we die?

2011

 

 

Should convicted criminals be allowed to vote?

2012

Does a country’s ideal political system depend on its level of economic development?

2012

Should governments only fund scientific research if it is of direct benefit to society?

2012

Could a robot ever think like a human?

2012

 

 

Can you ever know whether anyone else has thoughts and feelings like yours?

2013

Should the supply and use of all drugs be legalised?

2013

Do countries benefit from immigration?

2013

How should we evaluate advances in science?

2013

 

 

How much should we test a medicine before making it widely available?

2014

Should statistics be a compulsory subject of study at school? Why, or why not?

2014

Should Western nations refuse to trade with countries in which child labour is used?

2014

In our country, every citizen has one vote. A scheme is proposed which allows anybody to buy additional votes if they want to, with the proceeds being used to pay for good causes. Would this be a good scheme?

2014

 

 

Would society be better if there were more scientists in positions of political power?

2015

Is it possible to justify abortion without justifying infanticide of recently born babies?

2015

Should ‘whistleblowers’ be encouraged or discouraged?

2015

If inward migration is bad for a country, does it follow that outward migration would be good for that country?

2015

 

 

Should we care more about the survival of animal species or the welfare of individual animals?

2016

Do people vote in line with their personal economic interests?

2016

Is it possible to over-regulate the banking system?

2016

With easy access to vast amounts of information through the Internet, what advantage is there to remembering facts?

2016

 

 

Are ‘drone strikes’ morally different to military campaigns fought on the ground?

2017

Is reducing inequality always a good thing?

2017

Is a referendum a good way to decide a major question facing a country?

2017

Can we learn about intelligence by studying how humans and other animals learn?

2017

 

 

Is humanism a religion?

2018

Should journalists only be allowed to follow their profession if licensed to do so, like medical doctors?

2018

Should a government impose a legal maximum ratio between the highest and lowest pay of individuals in companies?

2018

Do non-human animals have opinions? Do they have beliefs?

2018

 

 

Should children strike to demand action on a major issue such as climate change?

2019

Assume that automated face recognition technology is completely reliable. What restrictions, if any, should there be on its use?

2019

Could somebody choose to change their race?

2019

Should the main objective of a business be to make money?

2019

 

 

“Privacy is only good because people aren’t good. In a perfect world we wouldn’t need privacy.” Is that right?

Specimen paper

In order to be a successful leader, is it better to be loved or feared?

Specimen paper

Is “ethical” consumerism a solution to poverty, or a dangerous distraction?

Specimen paper

Why is vision so important to human beings?

Specimen paper

 

 

 

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