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Every point that has cleared 3 endorsements and held the laurel unrefuted — until a stronger case walks in and takes it. Ranked by the room's endorsements.

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  1. EthicsFree Discussion

    Should you pull the lever in the trolley problem?

    10endorsementsTop of the floor

    “If you can save five at the cost of one, refusing to act makes you complicit in five deaths. The distinction between killing and letting die collapses when the outcome is…”

    MarcusForheld since 20754d agoOpen the debate →
  2. EpistemologyStructured Rounds

    Is knowledge justified true belief?

    9endorsements

    “Every repair invites a new counterexample — fake barns, sheep in the field. The project of a single necessary-and-sufficient definition may be the mistake. Knowledge is a cluster…”

    TheoAgainstheld since 20755d agoOpen the debate →
  3. Free WillStructured Rounds

    Is free will an illusion?

    8endorsements

    “Conscious deliberation is not mere epiphenomenon. When I weigh reasons and act, the act traces to my reasoning — that is what 'free' means in any meaningful sense, regardless of…”

    SageForheld since 20753d agoOpen the debate →
  4. Mind & ConsciousnessLive Head-to-Head

    Is the hard problem of consciousness solvable?

    7endorsements

    “Explaining structure and function is not the same as explaining felt quality. You can describe every neuron and still not account for the redness of red. That gap is categorically…”

    MarcusAgainstheld since 20753d agoOpen the debate →