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==Philosophical debates==

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# [[ Can conservapedia become the next wikipedia, is this good or bad]]

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# [[Conservapedia:If there is no objective truth, then is the claim "there is no objective truth" also not an objective truth?|If there is no objective truth, then is the claim "there is no objective truth" also not an objective truth?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Does History Matter?|Does History Matter?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is a first cause of a process necessary, always possible, or sometimes impossible?|Is a first cause of a process necessary, always possible, or sometimes impossible?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Can Objectivism develop beyond Ayn Rand's original formulation?|Can Objectivism develop beyond Ayn Rand's original formulation?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Can any man live without some code of morality?|Can any man live without some code of morality?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Does the universe include everything, or does something outside the universe exist?|Does the known physical universe exhaust all that can exist, or does something exist beyond known physical boundaries?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Why is there something rather than nothing?|Why is there something rather than nothing?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Stem Cells| Embryonic Stem Cells: Why or why not?]]

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# [[Debate:Why Reason?]]

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# [[Debate:Why does the conservative media often an ugly undertone?]]

==Religious debates==

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# Should the first story of creation be read allegorically or literally?

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# [[Should the first story of creation be read allegorically or literally?]]

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# What does Christianity say about homosexuality?

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# [[Debate:Is Scientology a false religion]]

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# If God does not exist, can anything be morally wrong?

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# [[Why do Moses, Ezra, Jesus, and Paul all disagree on divorce? Moses allowed divorce, Jesus disallowed it and also allowed it, Paul allowed it, and Ezra actually commanded it to appease God (Ezra 10)??? im confused!! whats a christian to do??]]

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# Is it wrong to have a Christmas tree?

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#[[Did Jesus ever claim to be God?]]

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# Did God create evil?

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# [[Conservapedia: Grave errors/inconsistencies in the Bible make literal translation worthless.]]

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# If Jesus were alive to day, where on the political spectrum would he fall?

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# [[Conservapedia:Was Jesus born in the right time and place?| Was Jesus born in the right time and place?]]

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# Should Religion Play a Large Role in Modern Societies?|Is religion relevant in todays society?

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# [[Conservapedia : What does Christianity say about homosexuality?]]

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# Does Intelligent Design deny the Existence of God?

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# [[Conservapedia:If God does not exist, can anything be morally wrong?|If God does not exist, can anything be morally wrong?]]

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# If there were no religion, would we find another reason to kill each other?|If there were no religion, would we find another reason to kill each other?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is it wrong to have a Christmas tree?|Is it wrong to have a Christmas tree?]]

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# Natural Disaster versus Act of God

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# [[Conservapedia:Did God create evil?|Did God create evil?]]

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# Is it possible to be a conservative and not a religious person or even an atheist?

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# [[Conservapedia:Which Christian denomination is the most true to the central teachings of Christianity?|Which Christian denomination is the most true to the central teachings of Christianity?]]

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# Does mainstream Islam endorse violence?

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# [[Debate:If Jesus were alive to day, where on the political spectrum would he fall?|If Jesus were alive to day, where on the political spectrum would he fall?]]

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# Why should we be afraid of God?

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# [[Conservapedia:Should Religion Play a Large Role in Modern Societies?|Is religion relevant in todays society? / Should Religion Play a Large Role in Modern Societies?]]

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# Why is homosexuality so bad?

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# [[Conservapedia:Does the Bible (Old and the New Testament) have the infallible words of God?|Bible (New and Old Testament) Words of God]]

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# If Noah only brought two of every animal on the ark, wouldn't subsequent generations of animals have become increasingly inbred?

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# [[Conservapedia: AntiSemitism|AntiSemitism]]

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# [[Does Intelligent Design deny the Existence of God?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it?|Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:If there were no religion, would we find another reason to kill each other?|If there were no religion, would we find another reason to kill each other?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Natural Disaster versus Act of God|Natural Disaster versus Act of God]]

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# [[Conservapedia:What is the Sabbath day?|What is the Sabbath day?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is it possible to be a conservative and not a religious person or even an atheist?|Is it possible to be a conservative and not a religious person or even an atheist?]]

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# [[Debate:Why do we still perform Baptisms?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Does_the_Resurrection_negate_Gods_Sacrifice_of_his_only_son%3F|Does the Resurrection negate Gods Sacrifice of his only son?|Does the Resurrection negate God's Sacrifice of his only son?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:If_most_Muslims_learned_their_religion_from_their_parents%2C_just_like_us_Christians%2C_they_will_probably_be_hard_to_convert._So_what_can_we_do_to_save_their_souls%3F|If most Muslims learned their religion from their parents, just like us Christians, they will probably be hard to convert. So what can we do to save their souls?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:If_most_Christians_learned_their_religion_from_their_parents%2C_just_like_us_Muslims%2C_they_will_probably_be_hard_to_convert._So_what_can_we_do_to_save_their_souls%3F|If most Christians learned their religion from their parents, just like us Muslims, they will probably be hard to convert. So what can we do to save their souls?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Does_mainstream_Islam_endorse_violence%3F|Does mainstream Islam endorse violence?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is religion morally wrong?|Is religion morally wrong?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Does the Bible display poor ethics and morals?|Does the Bible display poor ethics and morals?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Why the Bible|What makes the Bible a reliable source of knowledge besides tradition?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Why should we be afraid of God?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Do conservative Christians have an unquestioning faith which is comparable to that of the Party in the book 1984?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Antisemitism]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Are Christianity and the Bible superior to other religions and scriptures?]]

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# [[Conservapedia: Is "Coercive Interrogation" consistent with Christian Values?]]

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# [[Should all access to Conservapedia be banned on Sundays?]]

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# [[Either God is indecisive or the world's major religions have ALL got it wrong]]

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# [[Mary Magdalene - First Witness to the Resurrection - Significance?]]

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# [[Debate:Was Christ a fundamentalist?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Atheism vs. Deism]]

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# [[Atheism vs. Pastafarianism]]

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# [[Why is homosexuality so bad?]]

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# [[Debate:Are Young Earth Creationists detracting others from the Faith?]]

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# [[If Noah only brought two of every animal on the ark, wouldn't subsequent generations of animals have become increasingly inbred?]]

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==Historical debates==

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# [[Conservapedia:Was Benjamin Franklin a deist?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Did racism play a role in the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?|Did racism play a role in the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Was the European colonization of the Americas good for the native people?]]

==Political debates==

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# Has Britain Declined? Quoting Conservapedia's front page; "The British government just affirmed its ban on mentioning Intelligent Design to students.[3] No one there seems to notice how Britain's decline coincided with its promotion of evolution frauds like the Piltdown Man."

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# [[Conservapedia:Has Britain Declined?| Quoting Conservapedia's front page; "The British government just affirmed its ban on mentioning Intelligent Design to students.[3] No one there seems to notice how Britain's decline coincided with its promotion of evolution frauds like the Piltdown Man." - Has Britain REALLY declined?]]

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# Is illegal immigration control the answer to illegal immigration?

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# [[Conservapedia:Is illegal immigration control the answer to illegal immigration?|Is illegal immigration control the answer to illegal immigration?]]

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# Define torture

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# [[Conservapedia:Has Britain become the 51st State of the US?|Has Britain become the 51st State of the US?]]

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# Should the United States have entered World War I?

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# [[Conservapedia:You think these Phd's are nuts?]]

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# Should the United States have entered World War II?

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# [[Conservapedia:Does the European Union pose a threat to the United States?| Does the European Union pose a threat to United States Security?]]

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# Was the United States right to drop atomic bombs so quickly on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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# [[Which is true; progressive Liberal or regressive liberal]]

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# Is gun-control the answer to crimes involving guns?

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# [[Define torture]]

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# Does "free trade" increase wealth rather than simply redistribute it?

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# [[Conservapedia:Should the United States have entered World War I?|Should the United States have entered World War I?]]

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# Should public displays of the 10 Commandments be allowed under the constitution?

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# [[Conservapedia:Should the United States have entered World War II?|Should the United States have entered World War II?]]

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# Which has the best philosophy of education: the public school system, private schools, or the home school movement?

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# [[Conservapedia:Should the United States have eliminated communism in North Korea|Should the United States have eliminated communism in North Korea as General Douglas MacArthur wanted?]]

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# Should people genetically engineer a cure for homosexuality?

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# [[Conservapedia:Was the United States right to drop atomic bombs so quickly on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?|Was the United States right to drop atomic bombs so quickly on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?]]

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# Women in the Military?

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# [[Conservapedia:Was it wrong for him to allow the attack in order to wake up the American public and motivate Americans to fight and win the war?|If President Roosevelt had known about the Pearl Harbor attack in advance, would it have been wrong for him to allow the attack in order to wake up the American public and motivate Americans to fight and win the war?]]

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# Porn or guns?|Does porn actually cause (not merely correlate to) violence?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is gun-control the answer to crimes involving guns?|Is gun-control the answer to crimes involving guns?]]

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# Should gun sales to terror suspects be allowed?

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# [[Conservapedia:Was world war inevitable?|Was world war inevitable?]]

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# Why did God place most of the world's oil in politically unstable places?

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# [[Conservapedia:Does "free trade" increase wealth rather than simply redistribute it?|Does "free trade" increase wealth or simply redistribute it?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is it even possible to install democracy in a Muslim country?|Is it even possible to install democracy in a Muslim country?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is democracy even possible in Iraq?|Is democracy even possible in Iraq?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should we have given the Panama Canal back to Panama?|Should we have given the Panama Canal back to Panama?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should the United States leave the United Nations?|Should the United States leave the United Nations?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Crusades... Good or Bad?|Crusades... Good or Bad?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Was American soldier Michael New right to refuse to fight wearing part of a United Nations uniform?|Was American soldier Michael New right to refuse to fight wearing part of a United Nations uniform?]] See [[Michael New]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Which is a more powerful ideology, Islam or communism?|Which is a more powerful ideology, Islam or Communism?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should the United States intervene in small countries to defeat communism there?|Should the United States intervene in small countries to defeat communism there?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should public displays of the 10 Commandments be allowed under the constitution?|Should public displays of the 10 Commandments be allowed under the constitution?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Which has the best philosophy of education: the public school system, private schools, or the home school movement?|Which has the best philosophy of education: the public school system, private schools, or the home school movement?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should people genetically engineer a cure for homosexuality?|Should people genetically engineer a cure for homosexuality?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should Bush pardon Scooter Libby?|Should Bush pardon Scooter Libby?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should We Support Democrats For Life.org?|Should We Support Democrats For Life.org?]]

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# [[conservapedia:Women in the Military?|Women in the Military?]]

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# [[Conservapedia: Should students learn a foreign language?|Should students learn a foreign language?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Why does the right side of the political spectrum tend to be more religous?|Why does the right side of the political spectrum tend to be more religious?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should there be a consistent standard on human rights applied to left and right?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should American companies be allowed to send their own troops into a war which America is participating in?|Should American companies be allowed to send their own troops into a war which America is participating in?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Giuliani's lack of social conservative viewpoints should not stop you from voting for him.|Giuliani's lack of social conservative viewpoints should not stop you from voting for him.]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is_President_Bush_good_for_America?|Is President Bush good for America?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is_the_Iraq_War_a_success%3F|Is the Iraq War a success?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Does_single_sex_schooling_promotes_homesexuality%3F|Does Single sex schooling promotes homesexuality?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is_the_murder_of_3%2C000_people_just_a_few_or_is_it_a_lot%3F_Does_it_make_a_difference_if_the_murdered_people_are_Americans%3F|Is the murder of 3,000 people just a few or is it a lot? Does it make a difference if the murdered people are Americans?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Does the media really have a liberal bias?|Does the media really have a liberal bias?]]

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# [[Who was the last Democrat to quit due to ethics and what year was it? Is it fair for Republicans to due the same?]]

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# [[What kind of leader will Democrats make if they run from debates on Fox?]]

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# [[Are the Democrats capable of fighting terrorism?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Porn or guns?|Does porn actually cause (not merely correlate to) violence?]]

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# [[Can a rogue nation be thought of as a sovereign nation?]]

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# [[ Has Russia reinstalled stealth communism?]]

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# [[Do we all know what Democrat Presidential candidates stand for yet?]]

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# [[Define Civil War]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should gun sales to terror suspects be allowed?|Should gun sales to terror suspects be allowed?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Who would you support for President in 2008?|Who would you support for President in 2008?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is Darwinism liberal or is it conservative?|Is Darwinism liberal or is it conservative?]]

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# [[Debate:Why did God place most of the world's oil in politically unstable places?|Why did God place most of the world's oil in politically unstable places?]]

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# [[Restoring the USA image in the world, just a fancy phrase that means zilch?]]

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# [[Placing the blame on how America got polarized]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is most government criticism really patriotic?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is environmentalism mostly about preserving natural resources?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is the conservative stance on illegal immigration going to loose the Hispanic vote for the GOP in the 08' election?]]

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# [[Should President Bush Condemn Armenian Genocide? ]] ''New as of October 10, 2007''

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# [[Third Party Debate]]

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# [[Debate:Who kills more innocent people: religious believers or atheists?]]

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# [[Was congress right to override president Bush's veto on the water projects bill?]]

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# [[Is opening the borders the solution to the social security crisis?]]

==Scientific debates==

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# Does Darwinian natural selection suggest that homosexuality is bad for the survival of a species?

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# [[Conservapedia:Does Darwinian natural selection suggest that bigotry is a necessary self-defense mechanism?|Does Darwinian natural selection suggest that bigotry is a necessary self-defense mechanism?]]

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# Is global warming evident, and if so, is this the fault of man, and how must man stop it?

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# [[Conservapedia:Does Darwinian natural selection suggest that homosexuality is bad for the survival of a species?|Does Darwinian natural selection suggest that homosexuality is bad for the survival of a species?]]

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# Is homosexuality a mental illness?

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# [[Conservapedia:Is Darwinian natural selection compatible with Marxism?|Is Darwinian natural selection compatible with Marxism?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is the theory of macroevolution true?|Is the theory of macroevolution true?]]

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# [[Conservapedia: Is Giving Birth the Bible Way Better?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Should Creationism/Intelligent design be taught as a scientific alternative to evolution in public schools?|Should Creationism/Intelligent design be taught as a scientific alternative to evolution in public schools?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is global warming evident, and if so, is this the fault of man, and how must man stop it?|Is global warming evident, and if so, is this the fault of man, and how must man stop it?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:If the universe is young and it takes light millions of years to reach us from far off stars, how can we see them?|If the universe is young and it takes light millions of years to reach us from far off stars, how can we see them?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:God, Earth and Global Warming|God, Earth and Global Warming]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Why is the evidence in favor of evolution so darn convincing?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:If the Bible didn't contain a creation story, would anyone even consider the idea of a young earth?|If the Bible didn't contain a creation story, would anyone even consider the idea of a young earth?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is Relativity in direct conflict with the Genesis account?|Is Relativity in direct conflict with the Genesis account?]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Who feels that scientific related articles should only reference published research papers instead of websites when dealing with research instead of application?]]

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# [[Conservapedia: If it could be unambiguously demonstrated that man is NOT the most evolved animal, then would this support or refute ther idea of Creation by God?]]

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# [[Why are God's works always questioned?]]

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#[[Conservapedia:Are there any elements of choice, when it comes to carrying out homosexual acts?]]

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# [[Listing the Earth's most pressing needs in urgent order of fixing]]

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# [[Conservapedia:Is homosexuality a mental illness?]]

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