Does anyone have any ideas with which to discuss about in here (as we are no longer allowed to engage in political and religious discussions). I say we talk about society: British & America.
Any new ideas, please post here. Thank you.
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Does anyone have any ideas with which to discuss about in here (as we are no longer allowed to engage in political and religious discussions). I say we talk about society: British & America.
Any new ideas, please post here. Thank you.
The threat of EMP attack, maybe? Or is that too political?
And I'm still yet to see anyone respond to The Good Bribe in "The Pig That Wants to be Eaten" thread...
Electro Magnetic Pulse? Is there a threat of that in America. Let me do some research into that and I'll get back to you. Although I don't get how an EMP could cause chaos. Enlighten me?
Well, most devices these days rely at least partly on computer electronics. (Power stations, automobiles, even backup power generators, most household appliances...) An EMP would completely fry the circuitry. No chance of recovering the affected devices. It even travels so quickly as to get through surge protectors or any other failsafe before they could trip. And without power or transportation, bad thing sstart to happen. Most large cities, for example, are only a day away from starvation at any given time. Only regular shipments of food keep that at bay.
(And if your wondering about the automobiles, it's because modern ones have electric spark plugs. Older models, then, would be spared, but how many of those could we really muster?)
On a side note I have just thought of a new topic to discuss. Euthanasia, controversial but an interesting topic to discuss?
Ooh, yes, it would be. I'm so confused about where I stand on it, though...Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor X
Hmh, okay I'll kick things off then by saying that, "I believe that places like Sweden (where it is legal) have a good policy on it. It has to be conducted by a doctor and you have to have lots of signatures and go through miles of red tape. I think it entirely resides on the individuals choice. But that leaves the question, What if they can't make up their own mind (i.e. are brain dead/paralyzed)?".
I don't know about that last part, but yeah, the red tape might actually be a good thing otherwise. I've already said before that, without severe regulation, euthanasia could be severely abused.
Anyway, are you going to starta new thread for this? Because I say go for it.
And what about the EMP thing?
We can talk about both, seeing as no one else seems to be interested in what we have to say :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bree Fletcher
I'm interested but you only said British and American society at the start. ;)
Here, or what? because people might notice more if we have new threads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor X
That was just an idea to get us thinking. Now we have 2 ideas: Euthanasia and the EMP threat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richie_B
Because nobody's telling me otherwise: Starting a new thread!
Okay I'll make a new thread for us then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bree Fletcher
You should make a separate thread for each idea. This thread should just be for deciding if a topic is worth making a thread for.
I would have thought being granted permission to discuss the entire spectrum of history would have given plenty of ideas of what to discuss.
History doesn't really interest me...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ikeni
Hey, I'd discuss history. I just don't know where to start. You should bring up a topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ikeni
Whether or not going to war over Poland in '39 was a good idea?
Ah now that would be a bit of history I would be interested in. I have been to Auzwits concentration camp and it touched me dearly.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrotherhoodUK
i enjoy engaging in emotionaly hot topics that make one truly think of where ones personal values lie. morality and its evloution over the years is rather a broad start, if anyone can think of something spacific under that canopy i would readily engage in what i would hope to be a livly and friendly debate.
Morality? There's "The Pig that wants to be Eaten" I think you can fnd a few interesting things there. Feel free to bring old topics in the thread up, I don't really mind. (But I'd like someone to reply to "The Good Bribe")Quote:
Originally Posted by imnothere