The results are in! Here is the result of the topic voting. Thanks to everyone who gave their input.
As we discussed, we will work through the list in order but can always jump to a topic, on the list or not, that becomes more topical (as is the nature of topics)
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PAN Topics Survey Compilation Dec 2007 |
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Mental illness and mental health system in America |
37 |
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Population control, methods, who can/should impose? |
33 |
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Medicine/science knowledge -public research and availability vs. privatization of knowledge, patents etc |
32 |
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Prison system in America (overcrowding, recidivism rate, rehab and education classes in prison, women vs men in prison, different systems such as the chain gangs and the one in Arizona run by a sheriff that is very strict. |
31 |
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Disability - How much allowance for emotional, physical in society? |
29 |
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How the Internet has changed our lives and what are other potential uses for it? |
29 |
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Death penalty, capital punishment |
29 |
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Taxes, cuts, increases, level or graduated, reform |
29 |
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What Makes A Man (Or Woman) Murder?" |
28 |
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10 |
Scientific illiteracy and democracy |
28 |
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Is there a Hell? If so, where? And what happens there? Is Hell a version of The Twilight Zone's "A Nice Place To Visit" Or is it a place of fire and brimstone? And what, exactly, gets you into Hell? And is there anybody who is exempt from Hell? And if there is no "Hell", what stops anybody from putting an axe into the back of the head of their girlfriend? Also the concept of "sin". |
28 |
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The state of higher education- Is the system working, rising costs, do statistics show a higher education produces better employees etc |
28 |
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Children – role in society and shrinking families |
28 |
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Wiretapping warranted or otherwise, video surveillance. Big brother, freedom and the need for intelligence. Where is the balance? |
27 |
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Pollution |
27 |
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16 |
Something election related: Better ways to pick candidates. 2008 candidates. On both the Democratic and Republican sides, who *will* win their party's nomination? Why? Who *should* win their party's nomination? Why? What is the single most important issue facing Americans today |
27 |
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God -- Yay or Nay? |
27 |
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Government: Waste in government. What can be done to eliminate? Taxation? |
27 |
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Feminism, women's rights (global) |
26 |
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20 |
Welfare system |
26 |
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21 |
Immigration |
26 |
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22 |
Religion, and other cultural fantasies. Different types, atheist, agnostic |
26 |
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23 |
Religion, as social / political tool |
26 |
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24 |
Obsolescence of men, future roles of genders |
26 |
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25 |
Abortion |
24 |
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26 |
Global warming |
23 |
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27 |
Rogue governments/Legitimate societies with whom we disagree - how to deal with |
22 |
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28 |
Militarism, US and world |
22 |
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29 |
Human dominion; rights and responsibilities |
21 |
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30 |
Child porn/and or international sex trade |
21 |
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32 |
International war
crimes tribunal in Hague ( also one in Arusha, Tanzania ) |
21 |
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32 |
Iraq. Ways forward, backward? |
19 |
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33 |
Infertility and other methods of conception ( IVF, surrogate etc) |
18.5 |
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Other |
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Conspiracy Theories - worth considering or simply paranoia? |
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Oil & Water: They certainly don't mix -- have they peaked (globally)? What are some of the implications of joint peaks for oil and water? |
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Legalization of marijuana: Is it a good or bad idea? Why? Consequences, etc. |
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Corporate power in the U.S.: How much is too much, and has it already gone too far? How does this compromise our democracy? |
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Supreme Court docket for 2008: How is the court likely to rule on the cases that it will review this year? Several important issues are at stake, such as gun control/gun rights. What effect has the current Supreme Court (under Roberts) already had on Americans’ lives? |
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