Monday, August 17, 2015

Call it the House of Discussion

   Salt Lake City, do a new thing that has never been done. Create a center -- calling it the House of Discussion, perhaps -- where people come to study, discuss and exchange ideas on the world's issues.
   Abortion? There is a library with all the books on the topic, all of the videos and, when possible, spokespersons from the various organizations. In addition to studying, you can go a room with other vacationers to discuss the pros and cons of abortion.
   Same with evolution, you have a library, spokespersons and authorities, and a discussion group. Same for global warming, immigration, capital punishment, gun control, and so forth.
  Host debates. More, seek to host the debates. Seek to be bring the discussions to Salt Lake City. Whenever a public issue erupts, bring in the biggest names participating in the national discussion. Set rules of decorum, of conduct for the debates. Demand civility.
   Host symposiums where you invite leading authorities on the topics, not so much so they can debate, but rather that they, themselves, can study the issues, exchange thoughts and learn from each other.
   And, have symposiums where instead of hosting authorities, you invite the average Joe to sit on a panel and decide what should be done on a public issue. Call them citizens commissions. You can do the issues over and over again on each issue. Thus, the First Citizens Commission on Abortion, the Second Citizens Commission on Abortion, etc.

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