Secularization is defined as the decline of religious influence over philosophy.

Nihilism is a philosophy that rejects the value that society places on people, objects, and life and instead states that life is inherently meaningless.

For the purposes of this debate, "Social Marxism" is defined as the belief that members of all oppressed groups should unite and fight together. Social Marxism states that you cannot support one oppressed group without also supporting all other oppressed groups.

For the purposes of this debate, supporters of Longtermism believe that significantly more beings will be alive in the future and that we should assign moral value to the unborn. Thus, they conclude that when evaluating our actions today, the largest consideration is how they affect the future.

Potential examples of Longtermist policies can include encouraging people to dedicate their lives to reducing long-run existential risks, allocating a substantial portion of the budget to try and improve the welfare of future generations, or trying to expand humanity to other planets.

Following the total defeat of the French army in 1940, the British Government received an offer of peace from Hitler and Nazi Germany. Any terms of the deal would have left Hitler in control of continental Europe, but would have prevented an attack on Britain. The Cabinet of new Prime Minister Winston Churchill was divided over whether to accept the deal.