For the purposes of this debate, untouched clay parenting refers to a parenting philosophy that assumes children are born without any fixed beliefs, values, or identity, and that the role of parents and wider society is to inscribe an identity onto their children.

Diamond-in-the-rough parenting refers to a parenting philosophy that assumes children are born with a pre-existing identity, and that the role of parents and wider society is to identify, protect, and cultivate that identity.

Religions with a professionalised leadership structures are those in which entry into religious leadership requires formal training, institutional approval, and compliance to strict prerequisites (e.g., celibacy, lifelong commitment, long periods of theological education). In contract, religions with a lay-accessible religious leadership structure are those in which access to religious leadership is relatively open. Individuals become leaders based on their charisma, community trust, or informal training, without any central regulation.

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a hydroelectric power project built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, one of the two tributaries of the Nile River. The Blue Nile contributes up to 90% of the Nile's total volume. The GERD  was built to support Ethiopia’s power supply and currently contributes approximately one-fifth of the country’s electricity needs. Egypt and Sudan, both of which lie downstream of the Nile, objected heavily to the construction of the dam.

Religions with a professionalised leadership structures are those in which entry into religious leadership requires formal training, institutional approval, and compliance to strict prerequisites (e.g., celibacy, lifelong commitment, long periods of theological education). In contract, religions with a lay-accessible religious leadership structure are those in which access to religious leadership is relatively open. Individuals become leaders based on their charisma, community trust, or informal training, without any central regulation.

Mottainai is a Japanese cultural concept that expresses regret over things not being utilised to their full value. Mottainai calls attention to wastefulness in every aspect of our lives, including how we spend our lives, money, resources, talent, etc.

Religions with a professionalised leadership structures are those in which entry into religious leadership requires formal training, institutional approval, and compliance to strict prerequisites (e.g., celibacy, lifelong commitment, long periods of theological education). In contract, religions with a lay-accessible religious leadership structure are those in which access to religious leadership is relatively open. Individuals become leaders based on their charisma, community trust, or informal training, without any central regulation.