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 Jul 6 2005, 07:01 PM
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 The Return of Sathington Willoughby.  Group: Member Posts: 313 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,724  |
does debate really solve anything? it's like two trees fighting; no matter how much they sway, they can't move each other.
debate is a funny word. debate sounds funny. like wharf. |
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Jul 6 2005, 07:05 PM
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 i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
its true. we could debate on anything and i doubt that our stances would change
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Jul 6 2005, 07:10 PM
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 Day's Nearly Over Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,553 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 45,183 |
It's okay. There's a lot of pointless things in the world .... example one: string in your pocket.
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Jul 6 2005, 07:22 PM
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lAzN YiN YanGl Group: Member Posts: 376 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,905 |
Actually I do think they solve some things. Sometimes when learning the facts people change their mind. In the play/movie/whatever it is now "12 Angry Men", debating cause i think almost all of the juror's except two to change their minds.
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Jul 6 2005, 11:43 PM
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 My name's Katt. Nice to meet you! Group: Member Posts: 3,826 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 93,674 |
Actually, I have changed my mind because of points brought up by my opposer. How are you supposed to debate debate?
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Jul 7 2005, 12:48 AM
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debating is fun.
i debated with tracy (D1SMANTLED) about several issues i have strong opinions about and changed her views drastically. i think it does something. |
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Jul 7 2005, 01:21 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Human Posts: 1,152 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,239 |
without debates, you wouldn't get to see "the silence of the bush". (inside joke w/ myself)
anyway, it would be hard to make important decisions if there were 2 different ideas. |
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Jul 7 2005, 02:28 AM
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 say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
Debating is good.
It can let you be more open-minded and think about things that you've never thought about before. Besides, debating is a lot more peaceful and intellegent than actual fighting. |
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| *Libertie* |
Jul 7 2005, 03:40 AM
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Debating gives you a chance to see both sides of an argument, and if you're not bull-headed, it allows you to develop a less one-sided opinion so you don't seem ignorant in future debates.
Plus when people call you out on an outrageous claim, it forces you to do your research in order to avoid such embarrassment in the future. I usually end up coming to some sort of compromise in my debates, mainly because I'm a little more loose. I don't think there's really any "right" opinion, just some are flawed slightly.  So.. it is possible to debate debate.. I think. QUOTE(Days Nearly Over @ Jul 6 2005, 7:10 PM) example one: string in your pocket.  Example two: my post in this thread. And here's why it's pointless. My post doesn't actually debate debate. It debates whether debating debate is possible and whether debating is worthwhile, but doesn't debate debate itself. Or does it? :P (read that one out loud) .:edit:. I must have confused my browser, because making this last post made every Firefox window close without warning. I had to pull out the last paragraph or so from memory. D: |
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