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Are our enemies innately evil?
It's easy to label our enemies "evil", as if they must know what they're doing is wrong, but decide to do it anyway. However, the alternative view is that our enemies have moral justifications for their actions, and believe in their righteousness just as much as we do.
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Benja
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Is cryonics worthwhile?
Cryonics is the preservation of an animal by cooling with the hope that future medical advances can revive that animal. Modern cryonics make use of cryopreservatives to minimize cellular damage caused by freezing, particularly to the brain. Advocates of the procedure typically believe that so long as the critical structure of the brain is preserved, a person could one day be brought back to life.
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JGWeissman
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Should euthanasia be legal?
Euthanasia is the act of mercifully ending someone's life, such as a terminally ill patient. It can be voluntary (where the patient gives consent) or involuntary (where the patient is unable to communicate). It can also be via action (e.g. a drug overdose) or inaction (cutting off life support). Euthanasia also encompasses assisted suicide, where a physician enables the patient to perform the act.
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Iconoclast
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Is free will an illusion?
The belief that we control our decisions is seemingly undermined by the fact that the future is an inevitable consequence of the past. When we put our foot on a car's accelerator, we know that this causes chemical combustion in the car, and that the car has no choice but to go faster. Similarly, the putting of our foot on the accelerator was also caused by chemical combustion - one in our own brains. For this reason, many philosophers and scientists regard free will as illusionary.
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Is censorship acceptable?
Censorship limits the freedom of speech and expression, typically by the government, for purported social good. In its most extreme form, it is illegal for people to question the leaders and ideology of the society they live in.
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JGWeissman
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Is it ethical to eat meat?
Vegetarians choose not to eat meat due for a variety of reasons such as the poor treatment of animals, the belief that killing animals is wrong if avoidable, and the negative environmental impact of animal farming. Meat-eaters see an animal's life with much lower value than a human life, and sometimes use naturalistic arguments to justify meat-eating, pointing out that humans are one of many animals that have evolved to eat meat.
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