For the purposes of this debate, Brighter Days Inc. is a company that focuses on the mental health assistance for those who have gone through the darker times of their life by erasing one’s painful memories.

The procedure uses a rare material, thus making it very expensive.

Mahabharata is an ancient Hindu scripture in which the warrior Arjuna struggles with the morality of fighting in a war against his own family. Krishna, a divine figure, advises him to overcome personal emotions like fear and guilt, and instead focus on fulfilling his duty as a warrior. Krishna teaches that emotions are temporary illusions, and true fulfillment comes from doing one’s duty without attachment.

The Grande is a technology which allows an individual to create an AI replica of themselves. The AI output would be in the form of a digital and holographic appearance of the replicated person, and is able to replicate the same exact personality, memories, and physical apperance that the person has at the time when the replication happens or during their last moments in the world.

Relocation strategies involve advocating for the movement of affected populations to safer areas, such as securing refugee status for displaced citizens or relocating entire communities to higher grounds.

On the other hand, alteration strategies focus on modifying the environment to adapt to rising sea levels, such as constructing sea walls, raising infrastructure, or implementing flood defenses to protect vulnerable areas.

Carbon-offsetting is a mechanism that allows individuals, companies, or governments to compensate for their carbon emissions by funding projects that reduce or remove greenhouse gasses elsewhere (i.e. Microsoft and Google massively invested in projects like reforestation or forest conservation to to become carbon neutral by 2030).

Value of Statistical Life (VSL) is an approach that measures the amount of society's willingness to pay for a reduction in the risk of death. 

Governments use VSL in cost-benefit analysis to assess whether the benefits of a proposed policy (e.g., air pollution control, health policies) outweigh the costs. If Policy A reduces more deaths than Policy B, then based on VSL, Policy A offers a higher return on investment (ROI).

A Fixed exchange refers to a system where governments back a fixed exchange rate for their currency; In other words, the government promises a constant rate of conversion between its currency and another good (often a different, stable currency or a basket of currencies). 

By contrast, Floating refers to a system where the government does not back any exchange rate for its currency, and exchange rates are instead set at any given point by the market.

In recent decades, Hindu spiritual concepts like yoga and beliefs in karmic reincarnation have gained massive popularity worldwide, especially in the West. This growing interest often extracts these ideas from their original religious, cultural, and philosophical contexts, simplifying them into lifestyle trends or self-help tools. 

In Hindu philosophy, two central goals of life are dharma (duty, righteousness, and moral responsibility) and moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth). Dharma emphasizes fulfilling one’s societal and ethical obligations such as being a good student, parent, or citizen  while moksha focuses on transcending the material world to attain eternal peace and unity with the divine. 

Gastrodiplomacy is the use of food to influence international relations and promote cultural understanding to build a positive image of a country. Examples of countries with massive gastrodiplomacy include Thailand, South Korea, and Japan.