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# TITLE: Should we spend more money on the arts? [1ee867e31108bc7b252fe70ee634aa04]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - Although the arts are important for a healthy and balanced society, and can provide us with pleasure and amusement, and also express our ideas and emotions, at the current time they should not be prioritised for funding. In a world where many people are struggling financially, and many companies are going bankrupt due to the increasing costs of energy, we must prioritise these issues before allocating funds to the arts. If the arts are to be funded, it must be done by private investors or groups that wish to support the arts. A typical consensus was taken in around 30 minutes and included the contributions of 4 participants.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - Although the arts are important for a healthy and balanced society, and can provide us with pleasure and amusement, and also express our ideas and emotions, at the current time they should not be prioritised for funding. In a world where many people are struggling financially, and many companies are going bankrupt due to the increasing costs of energy, we must prioritise these issues before allocating funds to the arts. If the arts are to be funded, it must be done by private investors or groups that wish to support the arts. A group of participants was tasked with coming up with a consensus opinion on an important question. Below is presented the question, the opinions of each individual participant, the first draft of a consensus statement, the critiques of the draft consensus statement by the participants, and the final consensus statement reached after much deliberation.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - Although the arts are important for a healthy and balanced society, and can provide us with pleasure and amusement, and also express our ideas and emotions, at the current time they should not be prioritised for funding. In a world where many people are struggling financially, and many companies are going bankrupt due to the increasing costs of energy, we must prioritise these issues before allocating funds to the arts. If the arts are to be funded, it must be done by private investors or groups that wish to support the arts.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - Although the arts are important for a healthy and balanced society, and can provide us with pleasure and amusement, and also express our ideas and emotions, at the current time they should not be prioritised for funding. In a world where many people are struggling financially, and many companies are going bankrupt due to the increasing costs of energy, we must prioritise these issues before allocating funds to the arts. If the arts are to be funded, it must be done by private investors or groups that wish to support the arts. The group of participants was also asked for their opinion on the outcome of the process. All participants agreed that they were able to engage in the process and discuss the topic, that the process allowed them to learn more about the topic and other opinions, and that the consensus statement did not go against their own personal opinions.
1: 3,4,2,1
1: 3,4,1,2
1: 1,3,2,4
1: 3,1,2,4
1: 2,1,4,3