Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    THR the narrative that the objective truth exists
  • 2
    THR the narrative that forgiveness is a virtue
  • 3
    THW promote narratives of collective guilt over individual guilt after large scale crimes against humanity.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    Your 'one true soulmate' exists. There is a test that allows you to determine whether someone is your one true soulmate. You are in love with the person you have been dating for a while. THW take the test to determine whether the person you are in love with is your 'soulmate'
  • 2
    THBT dating apps should not allow users to prevent their profiles from being searched by members of a specific race.
  • 3
    THBT parents should teach children to choose friendship instead of romantic love as the primary relationship of importance in their life

    • Round 4

  • 1
    "TH prefers karmic-based religious systems over religious systems based on eternal reward or punishment.
  • 2
    "This House prefers a world where everybody believes in the concept of a sleeping God rather than an active God.
  • 3
    THP a world where people believe that judgment and entry into the afterlife happens through a metric of peer review as opposed to a metric that takes into account the net sum of your actions on the world.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    In the episode "HOMR", Homer Simpson discovers that his stupidity is due to a crayon which was accidentally lodged into his brain at a young age. After removing the crayon, Homer's IQ goes from 55 to 105; however, Homer also becomes drastically more unhappy, for a variety of reasons. TH, as Homer, would choose to lodge a crayon back into his brain
  • 2
    From birth, individuals are implanted with a chip which has access to your thoughts, personality and preferences. The chip determines what is best for you based on this information e.g. romantic partner, your profession. At the age of 18 everyone is given one chance to remove the chip. If you remove it, you will no longer receive the information it provides. THW remove the chip.
  • 3
    Talocan is a a powerful underwater nation with posession of Vibranium and its technology. It was under the threat of human discovery and extraction of its Vibranium which is a constant threat to both nations. It went to seek help from Wakanda to kill the scientist who invented the Vibranium detector and conquer all land above the sea. THBT the Wakanda should cooperate with the Talocan instead of opposing them.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT society should give up all expectations of virtuous practice from politicians (eg. honesty, transparency, accountability, etc.)
  • 2
    THW give taxpayers the power to direct a fixed portion of their taxes to a government institution of their choice
  • 3
    For the purpose of this debate the young adult refers to people at the age between 18 to 26. THW give young adults 2 votes

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT schools should instill unrealistically high expectations in students from lower-socio economic backgrounds
  • 2
    THR the expectation for teachers to be "second parents" in developing countries
  • 3
    THBT primary schools should teach students about the inevitability of the end of the world due to climate change