I need some really controversial topics. Can anyone help?

I need to discuss a topic with a group of people for school in front of the class. So one with a lot of pro's and cons would be great. Can it be something thats not America related? I don't live in the U.S. so I don't think health care reform, black presidents, Why peple hate obama etc. would be good topics. Thanks.

First tell us where you live.

Drug legalization Tropicalshower

"Is the world being Americanized?" or "is globalization helping or hurting the world?"

That's all I can think of without knowing which country you're in/what kind of class this is for (high school, college english class, college poli sci class, etc). There are issues that are globally controversial, but most of them could only be argued by people with decent political/world knowledge, which your classmates may or may not have depending on their education level.

Should alcohol age limit be lower back to 18 in the US?

Drug legalization Tropicalshower

That's a good call. Istudied it some years ago at university, and it's interesting how prohibition leads to a lack of education, lack of control over quality and ultimately an increase in mortality rates – there's a strong argument for at least the de-criminalisation of drugs such as ecstasy if look at countries such as Holland.

How about abortion? That's pretty controversial.

How about the Israeli-Palestine conflict?

How about the Israeli-Palestine conflict?

Ace_WondersX

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How about the Israeli-Palestine conflict?

cashgee

Overpopulation and the decrease in biodiversity brought on by anthropogenic causes (e.g. deforestation, climate change, water and air pollution, overconsumption of resources, the synthesizing and improper disposal of toxic chemicals, etc.).

Is the world becoming too PC.....LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Is the world becoming too PC.....Free_Marxet

[QUOTE="Free_Marxet"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Is the world becoming too PC.....LJS9502_basic

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How about the Israeli-Palestine conflict?

Free_Marxet

2012, you like twilight (the movie), you hate the beatles and rock, being gay is unnatural, religious topic etc.

[QUOTE="Free_Marxet"][QUOTE="cashgee"] That's a little too grown-up. Were ages between 16 and 18. cashgee

How about a nice, chirpy subject such as teen suicide: good or bad.

[QUOTE="Free_Marxet"][QUOTE="cashgee"] That's a little too grown-up. Were ages between 16 and 18. cashgee

How about a nice, chirpy subject such as teen suicide: good or bad.

poptart

How about a nice, chirpy subject such as teen suicide: good or bad.

poptart

[QUOTE="cashgee"][QUOTE="Free_Marxet"] abortion it is!LJS9502_basic

True; however, you can disprove the dogma of a particular religion, such as the flood story in the Christian Bible.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="cashgee"] Your not the first one to come up with that one. I'm thinking about discussing if God exists or not. I have a lot of arguments that he doesn't exist. But I still need a few more in case someone else uses that one._en1gma_

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="cashgee"] Your not the first one to come up with that one. I'm thinking about discussing if God exists or not. I have a lot of arguments that he doesn't exist. But I still need a few more in case someone else uses that one.pdevil21

True; however, you can disprove the dogma of a particular religion, such as the flood story in the Christian Bible.

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How about a nice, chirpy subject such as teen suicide: good or bad.

Tropicalshower

Youth population overburdened by miserable emo's generally bringing down the general vibe? I don't know – twas only joking n that :)

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Eh you cannot prove or disprove God so it's a no win discussion.....but your cIass...LJS9502_basic

True; however, you can disprove the dogma of a particular religion, such as the flood story in the Christian Bible.

What does that mean? Also, it is scientifically impossible that Noah fit all known 1.8 million species (and counting) on the Ark.

1) There could not be enough room, especially with the dimensions given.

2) They would not be able to coexist peacefully in such a confined space.

3) I could go on and on.

[QUOTE="_en1gma_"][QUOTE="cashgee"] yeah i guess you have a point thencashgee

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="pdevil21"]

True; however, you can disprove the dogma of a particular religion, such as the flood story in the Christian Bible.

pdevil21

What does that mean? Also, it is scientifically impossible that Noah fit all known 1.8 million species (and counting) on the Ark.

1) There could not be enough room, especially with the dimensions given.

2) They would not be able to coexist peacefully in such a confined space.

3) I could go on and on.

[QUOTE="_en1gma_"][QUOTE="cashgee"] yeah i guess you have a point thencashgee

Here's a dull subject for you then: Equality for women in the workplace – are we there yet? Argue that we definitely aren't (which is true). Just a thought… Could get you more than a decent grade…

[QUOTE="cashgee"][QUOTE="_en1gma_"] Honestly, you should just go with a topic you are most comfortable with and/or are passionate about. We can't really help you much here.poptart

Here's a dull subject for you then: Equality for women in the workplace – are we there yet? Argue that we definitely aren't (which is true). Just a thought… Could get you more than a decent grade…

What do you guys think of this one: Sex before marriage. I'm definitely against it.cashgee

I'm for it. I'm also fairly anti-marriage. :P

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] You can't disprove a flood....only a flood covering the entire world but then the biblical world was not the entirety of what we know as the world today so I don't see that being helpful.LJS9502_basic

What does that mean? Also, it is scientifically impossible that Noah fit all known 1.8 million species (and counting) on the Ark.

1) There could not be enough room, especially with the dimensions given.

2) They would not be able to coexist peacefully in such a confined space.

3) I could go on and on.

What do you mean they weren't as extensive? That flood would have only happened several thousand years ago, that's practically yesterday as far as evolution is concerned. There would have been just as many species back then as there are now. Actually, there would have been more species back then are there are now since humans are extremely adept at killing off entire species (whether they're aware of the damage or not).

Also, that guy's number is way off. The number of species in the world is estimated to be somewhere between 2 million to 100 million. Furthermore, one has to take into account that Noah wouldn't have just been saving a few different kinds of animals. Not only can multiple species of the same basic animal be found in the same geographical area, but Noah would have also had to worry about plants, fungi, and aquatic life (all that flooding is going to **** with the salinity levels). The latter introduces a ton of issues as well since you can't just drop a fish on a dry surface and expect it to stay alive for 40 days, you need an aquarium. In other words, Noah would have needed to invent something that wouldn't exist for several thousand more years afterward.

And of course a flood occured around that area. Floods occur around every body of water. It's hardly some divine anti-miracle that a big flood happened to occur there.

What do you guys think of this one: Sex before marriage. I'm definitely against it.cashgee

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[QUOTE="cashgee"] Yeah I thought about that. But my class is 90% women. Me and women don't really have much in common. I would love to talk about war, sports or something I'm passionate about, but it has to be interesting to the girls in my class too. Abortion, gay marriage are stuff that we already discussed..._en1gma_

Here's a dull subject for you then: Equality for women in the workplace – are we there yet? Argue that we definitely aren't (which is true). Just a thought… Could get you more than a decent grade…

Indeed – sorry I didn't catch your previous post! (which I have now).

Expanding more upon your idea of the role of women in society – the move away from traditional roles of motherhood and housekeeping - Should we revert to the values of the nuclear family or continue with the progressive development of women's rights? Having babies at a later age (which can be physiologically problematic) due to the encouragement to gain a foothold in career beforehand – positive or negative for the family?

Controversial – probably…