There is currently no legislation (in the UK) explicitly banning forced marriage. Forced marriage is a problem in a number of minority communities and can involve the forced spouse being sent back home to marry or being forced to marry in the UK. This is different from arranged marriage where, with the consent of the … Read more
There isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t hear about tragedies around the world. Does this mean that a benevolent god is out of the question? The greatest physicists in recent history do NOT reject God.Stephen Hawking and Einstein both vocally and in literature expressed their ideas of a non-interventionist creator. Hawking resents/ed … Read more
There is a drastic shortage of organs for transplant. Most people say they would donate but never quite get around to subscribing to the scheme. If everyone was automatically opted-in and had to opt-out the number of people on the waiting list would drop to zero and the lives of countless number of people would … Read more
Should gambling be banned or severely restricted? Or should casinos be encouraged? All the Yes points: To gamble is irrational and reckless. There may be the possibility of winning a big prize, but the … Gambling is addictive. Many people end up gambling to try to recover money they have already lost. … Gambling promotes … Read more
Should public corruption be accepted as a normal state of affairs in countries at a certain stage of development? All the Yes points: Corruption reduces bureaucracy and speeds the implementation of administrative practices governing e… Corruption is a Western concept and is not applicable to traditional societies, where corruption doe… Corruption is a condition of … Read more
Should parents be allowed to select the gender of their offspring? All the Yes points: People should have freedom of choice. Why shouldn’t would-be parents be able to do this, given that… It is a fact of life that sometimes parents are disappointed with the gender of their children. Thi… Some cultures place great importance … Read more
