Thursday, September 30, 2021

Will o Wisps

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Why are some people fascinated by UFOs? Why do others ignore or even shun these people?  Are the ufologists right when they claim that the scientific community should be paying more attention to this, or is it a wild goose chase?


Househusbandry

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What do you think of paid paternal leave?  Are you glad Slovakia adopted this policy?  How does it compare to the policies of other countries mentioned in this article?  Is the idea that housework should be paid work gaining traction?  Has COVID helped this along as this article seems to claim?


Passport please...

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To what extent do you believe vaccine mandates violate legal or human rights?  What about the rights of those that are affected by the choice of others to remain unvaccinated?  What parallels and differences do you see between South Africa and Slovakia in this case?


Ecological catastrophy? Shrug. Whatcha gonna do?

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What do you think is behind the lack of interest in climate change which this article reports?   Is the media partly to blame?   Should the role of the media be simply to report facts, or does it also have the obligation to encourage action?


Termination trauma

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This is the last article you can comment on for the month of October.

What limits seem reasonable to you in terms of abortion, and which limits simply make the experience needlessly more difficult for the woman involved?  Does acknowledging the fact that abortion is a tramatic experience for some women just add fuel to the pro-life side of the argument, or is this necessary information to take into account, even if you are pro-choice?   In any controversy, when is it important to concede points to the other side and address ambiguities, and when is it important to simplify the situation in order to make clear arguments?