Meditation should be compulsory for all citizen of post-industrialized societies.

I have to disagree with what you are trying to get at with this debate. I do agree that no person has the right to authority over another, but why should there be a law forcing those to meditate? You just contradicted yourself in that statement, when you just said that you shouldn't be forced to do something by others, and then immediately ignore that and say the complete opposite for meditation. Just like with all laws, rights, freedoms, etc., they are all superficial; what the government can give, they can take away. I know that the government has established these so-called rights and freedoms to each and every citizen, but let's be honest for a second; these rights are violated all the time, whether the government is doing this on purpose or not. Because if rights couldn't be taken away, then why do law enforcement agencies exist? Why do prisons and courts exist? Why do lawyers exist to defend these so-called un-takeable rights for us? If we citizens violate the law or violate other peoples' rights and freedoms, for example, then the government has the right to take it away. But if lawyers are able to successfully defend us then they have technically stripped the government of their rights, see? There are no such things as rights and freedoms that are natural, permanent, and non-removable from us simply because they are completely man-made and (just like laws) vary from place to place. Besides, I can guarantee that your rights and freedoms are being violated everyday by other people around you, and you probably don't even notice it. Since you won't be checking if they are being violated 24/7, you're most likely not going to report it to the government because you are completely unaware and lack any sort of evidence due to your ignorance. Although these rights and freedoms are guaranteed, they can still be taken away when certain conditions are met. As for the meditation law itself, I find it to be extremely unnecessary and unfair for students to be forced to take such courses on a daily basis. Why do only students have to take the course? Why not force adults that check with doctors and therapists to meditate as a treatment option also? Why not force adults that were criminals, mentally ill, or in need of rehabilitation as well? Or why even bother to force it? We already have meditation courses that anybody can sign up for, why not just make them free and advertise them like crazy instead? Technology has made information much more accessible and its convenience has ironically made us even more busy and stressed out from all the usage and data. Although you are correct in that and that people are getting their brains overloaded with information, that does not mean that everybody is like that. While the common person that uses technology may be stressed out and overloaded with data, others like myself (and perhaps even you) are not and have adapted to such a complex life-style. Since you stated that humans become more intelligent with the overload of information, wouldn't meditating make us less intelligent at the risky benefit of being less stresses out as you also stated earlier? As the old saying goes, survival of the fittest. Those that cannot adapt will simply be crushed by those that have. Seems extremely corrupt and unfair, but I'm afraid that's how our world and the universe) works. I'm not going to go too much into that, as you could debate me on that another time, but let's just say that meditating only makes us stupider according to both of our logical thinking (you also stated it yourself indirectly), which only hinders our ability to survive. Maybe not to physically survive, but definitely in terms of education and work it certainly does. Also, we all live in the modern (actually post-modern, but we'll debate about that another time), times where we must constantly adapt to the new trends and ideas that is brought about in order to survive in society, the work-force, and/or the educational system. Yes, meditation does have its advantages and certainly relieves stress and other things that can prolong our lives, but it also brings many disadvantages also. Besides, as stated earlier, why should only students be forced to take it and not other demographics? And why even force it in the first place if the services could just all become free? Also, you seem to contradict yourself by saying that it's not right to control other people yet you suggest that the governments of developed nations force people to meditate on a daily basis? How do you not realize that rights and freedoms are all superficial and can be taken away under certain circumstances? Meditation should not be forced to be taken daily by students, rather by all age groups and only voluntary and at no financial charge provided by the meditating teachers.