Top 10 Most Controversial Debate Topics
I am a Debate Student, and I feel that these topics are controversial.
Here's the thing about the baby: the baby can make a difference. People who say humans are evil right now are basically insulting themselves.
It is more selfish to allow a baby to be born into a world where it is not wanted and in a society that is already crumbling than to let it rest in peace. If the mother is eventually ready to have a child, it can be welcomed into a better environment.
A baby placed into a bad environment would have lived a much tougher life. Not only that, but a life that already exists is going to suffer even more with mental and physical pain brought on by being forced to have a baby that this woman does not want.
I personally believe, no matter what you choose, religion and science intertwine in some weird way. This idea works with any religion, but basically, just combine science and religion, and they both can be true. A lot of people who believe in religion don't believe in evolution, but that is them. I think evolution and religion were highly intertwined at some point in time.
The way I see it is that our bodies and our planet can be explained through science. Our world, mind, soul, and emotion need a leader, something known for its purity and known for giving off a strength in people that can't always be explained: religion.
I'm straight, but yes. People have every right to marry who they want. I see nothing wrong with being gay. As a little kid, I thought it was weird, but now I realize it's fine. Imagine if you got so much hatred for loving the opposite gender! That's how gay people feel.
The only problem I see would be if everybody went gay. This is extremely unlikely, but you need a man and a woman to give birth to a child. But, like I said, I can guarantee we won't have an all-gay society. So, people just chill. It's 2021. Some guys like other guys, some women like other women, just get over it.
Not really. It doesn't make sense to ban all child performers, maybe some, especially those that aren't in overly pressuring industries and that are doing it for fun. A young violinist is a child performer, yet he is never told he should stop performing. My guess is that people don't really understand what child performer means and assume, erroneously, that it involves acting or singing, which is not true.
Child performers should not be banned because there can be some really talented children out there. If we just ban them, so much talent, shows, and movies will be lost. Think about it.
Also, by the way, I agree Full House was awesome!
I hate animal testing. So many lives have been lost because of it. I personally think it's a horrible thing to do, but at what cost are you willing to get rid of it? At the cost of a human life that could be curing illnesses or becoming president? Landing on Mars or ending world hunger? Let's face it, animals will never be able to do those things, or even anything remotely close, without a human to train them.
I think we can get to a point in technology where we won't have to do animal or human testing, but we aren't there yet, so stop trying to force it.
I think housewives should be paid for their work. I work outside the home, but as a woman and feminist, I think it's sexist that traditional women's work doesn't count as work. If women stopped having babies, we wouldn't be here as a species anymore.
No, they are housewives for a reason.
Nah. They should just go find a job.
Honestly, I think yes. Only military personnel, police officers, Coast Guards, security guards, etc., should be allowed to have guns. While someone could use it for self-defense, a random guy can buy a gun, and, even if he does have a permit, use it to shoot innocent people.
Yes, more people die in accidental shootings than in situations for which guns are intended. Ask yourself, how many times have you heard of a child being accidentally shot and killed by their family's own gun, compared to someone actually shooting an intruder? Also, when people have a gun to protect themselves, they tend to use the shoot first, ask questions later mentality.
No. Irredeemable criminals like mass murderers and pedophiles should get the death penalty because it costs money to keep someone locked up in prison, and people like them are not fit to live in society.
No, it shouldn't. If it were up to me, murderers would be put to death or put in jail for life. The same for rapists and other terrible people like that.
Well, the only people that should get the death penalty are rapists, serial killers, and terrorists.
Um, only medically, and only certified people can prescribe it. You shouldn't be able to walk up to a gas station and get weed for no reason other than your obsessive need for it.
This doesn't need to be something huge, but it is. If it's legalized and you're against it, don't take/use it.
It should be legalized for medical usage. For recreational use, that can be decided upon by the people.
Same-sex couples should be allowed to adopt. Any couple can have the same love and happiness that a family needs, even if it is same-sex. Social media shows people that it's okay. For example, Modern Family shows that it's okay to adopt within same-sex marriages. Therefore, same-sex couples should be allowed to adopt.
The world today shows that anything is okay no matter how you feel or look, so why are you saying that this is not okay?
Of course. At least with same-sex parents, the child will grow up in the most loving household possible because they will always be wanted. Furthermore, there are more kids in need of adoption than heterosexual couples willing to adopt.
No, anyone who thinks it's fake should be held in a mental hospital. It is clear that it's real.
Absolutely not. Can you not see the rising sea levels or the ozone layer depletion?
No, especially not with the rising sea levels and global temperatures.
That can be debated. On one hand, suicide is weak because a person doesn't want to bear the pain of being alive anymore and chooses to end it. On the other hand, suicide is not weak. A person who is suicidal crawls through every day in pain and frustration, so they are already braver than anyone. Once they take their life, they have to actually have the courage to take their life.
No, every animal to ever exist has naturally feared death, so if someone kills themselves, they do not fear the very thing that all species are fearful of.
If you put someone down who tried their best to look great just because you're too lazy to take the steps they did, should beauty contests be banned? No, I don't think so. Why don't we stop showing professional athletes? Some of us aren't as good, and it makes us feel insecure. Why don't we stop letting people be rich? It makes the less fortunate feel bad. Get this joke of a controversy out of my face.
Prostitution should not be made illegal. Rarely do women have complete power over their bodies and someone else's, especially when it comes to sex. Even if it is male prostitution, this is a well-paying and economically beneficial job that, if controlled and done in the right way, benefits everyone involved.
I don't want to be a prostitute, but props to anyone who chooses to do so. We should not be putting people in jail for doing something to benefit themselves, especially if they choose to do it. It isn't our choice. It's theirs.
No, but it's not perfectly round either. It is more of an oblate spheroid.
I only recognize Israel. Palestine is probably just an area controlled by terrorists with no real government.
This really is controversial. I'd say a two-state solution.
I'm not really on either side here, but I think the best solution to this ongoing problem is that the whole area should be divided into two states: one for the Palestinians and the other for Israelis/Jews.
If it were to remove hereditary diseases, then yes. If it were so parents can change how their kid looks and acts, then no.
If it is voluntary and there is no chance of death, then yes, it should. Even if there is a chance of death, it is the choice of the volunteers. Also, many forms of testing that exist today provide money as a benefit. So, if somebody wants to help the advancement of science of their own will and get something in return, it shouldn't be against the law.
If the volunteers agree and get paid.
It should be legal on criminals.
It's one of the most spoken languages in the world, so like it or not, it has to be taught in school. It will open the doors to many things in a person's life.
There's absolutely no way women don't deserve an education. It's just very inhuman as to why some countries forbid women's education.
NO WAY! Whoever came up with this was probably a man intimidated by a woman's intelligence.
No. Whoever thinks this is probably a member of the Taliban.
It doesn't hurt anyone, so yes. Unless you scream it so loudly that it damages other people's hearing.
Hell no, it's not a good word! I can't imagine why people should be allowed to say it.
No, especially not to Black people.
No, water is not wet. Water is what causes something to be wet. An object being wet is an effect. One thing or concept cannot be both a cause and an effect. I REST MY CASE.
Water is wet. Sure, it makes other things wet, but that still doesn't mean it's not wet. I just don't understand why everyone believes water isn't wet.
YES IT IS! What about an ice cube? When it starts to melt, it turns into water. Ice is water, so if the melted water is making the frozen water wet, then the water is wet.
As a male, we've never really been oppressed, so Meninism seems unnecessary for the most part. Maybe it could be used to challenge social issues based mostly around males. But for Feminism, it depends. I hate Radical Feminism for obvious reasons (Radfems being sexist and hating males), but other than Radical Feminism, I don't have a problem.
Feminism is a clamour for equal rights without equal responsibilities. Rights without responsibilities are a social crime. Thus, feminism, just like crime, should not be supported.
Of course. Parents have the responsibility to provide health attention to their children. By vaccinating them, parents are protecting them from diseases that children are exposed to.
Definitely. Vaccines reduce the likelihood of getting diseases such as the flu or COVID-19.
Of course, vaccines don't cause autism.
Well, think about it. The church is simply a place of love and respect at its core. Where you get married doesn't matter, but the idea that you would be forbidden from creating a special bond with someone in a place that matters to you is utter rubbish.