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Does anybody else think they should be outlawed?

They are responsible for killing more brain cells than all of the weed ever smoked in the history of mankind.

They have an uncanny tendency to make an idiot out of even the most intelligent people.

I am starting an online political debate about the evils of online political debates. Why? Because I can.

no, because in essence there is no difference between online and offline, it is all communication.

i have also seen as much idiocy offline as i have online, the only difference is that online one can engage when and where one wants to, meaning that some people spend a huge amount of time on it, thus meaning they will be invovled in more conflict.

not that actual bad conlict is a neccesity, a proper conflict of ideas can be a great tool for understanding not only the points of other but yourself as well.

If one does not like their views to be challenged then it's probably best they don't use the internet let alone partake in debates on it.

My philosophy on online debates is this;

It's an online discussion. You can't interact with someone and work things out if you are at your computer desk.
Also, the bridge for communication can be easily burned.
I prefer talking to people face to face. Because I can read them, understand them and help them.
I online debate to pass the time. I wouldn't even call it a debate honestly.


Best Regards,

Jake

there are plenty of internet debates that truly are nothing more but ego contests.

there are also plenty that arent.

in relation to our previous discussion, communication has to have a structured and agreed upon basis, when that fdails it is impossible for any parts of the conversation to get anything accomplished.

The only time I see that happening is when it's a discussion or debate everyone agrees upon.
Then it's not a discussion or debate, just guys/girls posting words on a thread. Nothing more, nothing less.
Which brings me to ask this; If your fighting so hard to prove a point, what do you really get out of it debating here and online? What is the endpoint? Self-Gratification?
That's what really matters to me, if I am going to fight to prove/disprove something, I would at least like to see where my effort ends. Did I learn more? Did I learn something new?

You can't get that on online debates. It's just a show of power and words.


Best Regards,

Jake

i have learnt plenty during discussions here on wp, granted there are still plenty of threads that dont provide that.

you ask why people debate on the internet?
for me personally it is a way to investigate different ideas and concepts, but as said that requires a structured and agreed upon aproach, logic in most cases.

there doesnt neccesarily have to be an endpoint, it is the process that actually matters.
one doesnt have to actually fight for any particular conept or idea if that is kept in mind.

people will however always have their own bias and that is both an advantage and disadvantage, it is what makes us unique but also what means that we cannot be trusted intelectually unless one uses external tools such as logic and established fact to confirm or disprove said bias.