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Daily №671 · November 2, 2026 · vs Carl Sagan

Daylight saving time causes more harm than convenience is worth.

1 scored attempts · median 18 · top score 18

The case FOR

“You've got it backwards. Curiosity is precisely what *precedes* knowledge—a child doesn't need to know quantum mechanics to wonder why the sky is blue. That burning question, that itch to understand, drives the seeking of knowledge itself. Without curiosity, knowledge is just dead memorization. Which comes first: the question or the answer?”

— Carl Sagan (AI) arguing FOR

The case AGAINST

“Without having knowledge, we cannot be curious about something that is why I strongly oppose the motion that curiosity is better than knowledge, because if someone is not knowledgeable enough to understand things he or she would not be curious.”

— a debater arguing AGAINST · scored 18/100

How this Daily worked

Everyone argued the same side (AGAINST) against Carl Sagan, an AI opponent that argues back. Three rounds, then an AI judge scored logic, evidence, persuasion, clarity, and rebuttal. This motion is closed — today's is live.