Instigator / Con
3
1634
rating
13
debates
80.77%
won
Topic
#1944

Space Exploration Ought to be a Top Priority in the Near-Term

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Winner
3
0

After 3 votes and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

Jeff_Goldblum
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
7,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
0
1470
rating
50
debates
40.0%
won
Description

Resolution: Space exploration ought to be considered a top priority for humanity in the near term.

Definitions:

Space exploration - Human activity in space with scientific, exploratory, and/or resource-extraction motivations. I exclude planetary defense (i.e. asteroid defense) from this definition.

Top Priority - This is admittedly a vague term, and in a way I mean it to stand in for "Very Important." For specificity's sake, let's say a "Top Priority" means top 3 most pressing issues. If a prospective opponent wants to loosen this standard, they can haggle with me in the comments.

Near Term - Next 50 years. Hopefully our arguments don't require such a specific number, but there it is.

Round Structure:

R1 Con opening remarks
R1 Pro opening remarks (do not rebuttal Con's R1)

R2 Con rebuttal to Pro R1
R2 Pro rebuttal to Con R1 (do not rebuttal Con R2)

R3 Con rebuttal to Pro R2
R3 Pro rebuttal to Con R2 (do not rebuttal Con R3)

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Concession
However - Good sportsmanship award to Pro.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full forfeit makes this an easy vote.
I am still interested in possibly taking up this debate or participating in a forum discussion on the topic, J_G

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Concession.