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THBT development of nuclear weapons has brought more harm than good
Team Proposition Framing Within the context of this debate we are mostly going to talk about not only the harms that nuclear proliferation has brought in the past, but we are also going to concentrate on potential future implications of past actions of global governments. First argument – immense risk to humanity Up until the invention…
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PM Cambridge IV 2021 Final – THO transhumanism
Sajid Khandaker, Cambridge IV 2021 Final, PM Here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFYDsFrd_Po&t=1082s Infoslide: Transhumanism is a movement that endorses the study and creation of technologies to modify the body, with the aim of surpassing natural limits to human abilities (e.g to senses, thinking, control of emotions, health, or longevity) (Hays, 2018). Motion: THO transhumanism Opening Humanity…
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This House Believes That Governments Should Stop Funding Scientific Programs that Have No Immediate Benefit for Humankind (Space Travel and Exploration, Human Cloning)
(+) Government While the people in developing countries suffer from starvation during droughts, while the cure for cancer and HIV hasn’t been found, while climate change is an imminent threat to the global society, it is unrealistic to pursue advancements that have no urgency and no particular communities to benefit. Let’s clearly say from the…
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This House Believes That Science Is a Threat to Humanity (Opposition)
A Philosophical Analysis “The greatest enemy of man is not others, but of himself“ Armed conflicts in history of mankind have devastated lots of lives, widowed wives, impacted innocent children, created humanitarian disaster, inflicted long-term mental damage, and many more unspeakable destructions and horrors. Yet mankind have never ceased to improvise their technology of weapons…
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This House Would Offer Terminally Ill Patients the Option of a Cash Grant If They Forgo Treatment and Consent to Early Euthanasia
From the motion above, we could concur that there are several keywords/variables we could explore, which are: ‘offer an option’, ‘terminally ill patients’, ‘cash grant’, and ‘giving up life”. The room of the debate is clear enough to not to be misinterpreted. There will be some arguments revolving around rights vs utilitarian approach, comparison between…