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Re: Heres a debate question for ya...
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Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:03:42 GMT
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Well thanks for the definition Richie! I guess I see why some people get
angry now...
Anyways, thanks for the response, it sums up debate for me! I
stick to my points also, so I can see how that is. I know
how much people hate being proved wrong, like myself. So,
all I'm saying is, people dont take things personally, I
did that before and its stupid.
Hasta la Vista, Sean
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin writes:
> Good points. I post on off-topic.debate irregularly, but view it often.
>
> If o-t.debate wasn't there it wouldn't worry me. However, like driving past
> a traffic accident, I try to ignore it - but I am constantly drawn back. The
> views expressed here are not those that I would normally read (or hear).
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> I am constantly amazed that people who appear superficially like me (similar
> age, similar LEGO hobby etc) can have views which, to me, are completely whacky.
>
> From off-topic.debate I have learned that:
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> - Some people really do feel safer with a gun in the house.
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> - There are Americans who honestly believe that they will grab their guns
> and remove their government in a national emergency.
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> - There are people who actually believe that all rights are property rights
> and are prepared to hang systems of belief on this principle.
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> - People believe that all religions are equally good, or equally bad.
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> - People believe that the US president was democratically elected, or that
> he wasn't.
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> - Evolution has completely different meanings to different people, but that
> that doesn't stop them arguing about it.
>
> - That standard of proof or truth varies on what is being discussed.
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> - That the US shouldn't have gone to war with Iraq, and that it should have.
> And that it's a waste of time, or not.
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> - People care about the OJ trial.
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> - Some people think God is a fantasy, but still think there might be a
> libertarian government.
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> - Adultery is not bad.
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> - People think that postings to o-t.d will change things.
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> And when I read stuff like that (and the above is simplified. Slightly), I
> just can't resist a bit of a prod here or there. Not just to annoy or troll,
> but to find out why people think what they do, and see how they defend their
> ideas against a bit of criticism.
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> What you don't see very often though, is anyone changing their views over
> time. Debates don't end, they fade away, issues aren't resolved. People's
> views are insulted - and people's views continue to be insulting. Some
> people go away to sulk, others take time out.
>
> In the end, o-t.d is just a pit where people throw whacky views about.
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> But it is fun to watch.
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> Cheers
>
> Richie Dulin
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| (...) Good points. I post on off-topic.debate irregularly, but view it often. If o-t.debate wasn't there it wouldn't worry me. However, like driving past a traffic accident, I try to ignore it - but I am constantly drawn back. The views expressed (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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