debates
Mostly you will find the debates on the pages for particular worlds, authors or themes, where discussion naturally springs forth as various issues are raised by the fiction of the Old Solar System.
However, some debates need further pursuit, clarification and summary, in the pages below:
lulu (lined-up linked-up) forum discussions
For anthropocentrism see: Humanity's place in the OSS and Is an intersolar civilization easy to swallow?
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