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dekhn · 2023-06-22 10:07:13

Could you tell me, in honest words, what you think would come from the debate? Would it generate any additional information that would allow intelligent people to judge anything about the debated topic? Or do you just want to see a slugfest?

run4yourlives | karma 10251 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2009-09-29 22:41:21+00:00

I think they would. People enjoy debate, and there's certainly a huge need for high-quality debate.

impish19 | karma 914 | avg karma 11.57 · | 2016-11-17 07:58:58+00:00

I don't know how long of a debate for a given topic are you imagining. I fear this would dilute the number of topics that can be covered.

jacknobody | karma 150 | avg karma 0.72 · | 2023-07-24 11:52:51

Imagine a divisive debate, carried on within the context of a humility contest. :)

Fjolsvith | karma 1184 | avg karma 0.38 · | 2016-04-24 05:12:02+00:00

They'd probably debate that.

linuxdeveloper | karma 82 | avg karma 2.05 · | 2023-03-10 10:53:13

Debate.

giantg2 | karma 18870 | avg karma 1.42 · | 2023-04-04 12:28:56

Imagine a world where we do any of those debate practices on any subject... maybe one day.

maxerickson | karma 36996 | avg karma 2.02 · | 2021-11-12 15:33:03

Are you saying the debate would go in wider and wider circles, maybe meander around a bit?

andybak | karma 19613 | avg karma 3.44 · | 2021-04-04 18:34:13+00:00

Maybe.

But I suspect it would probably descend into goal-post moving or quibbling about definitions.

It's doesn't feel worth the amount of legalistic laying down of rules that it would require to be a fruitful debate.

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jgrahamc | karma 89756 | avg karma 10.41 · | 2022-02-16 08:54:51

What do you want to debate?

it | karma 703 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2023-10-30 13:44:59

Why not show the arguments and allow the debate to happen? Maybe we'd all learn something.

jack_riminton | karma 3239 | avg karma 3.87 · | 2021-08-28 10:20:49

Exactly. Might even spawn some good debates

psyc | karma 7177 | avg karma 3.16 · | 2017-04-22 14:44:36+00:00

Or we could just debate it, if it matters.

dshorr0513 | karma 1 | avg karma 0.25 · | 2021-08-26 15:32:19

We could always debate the value of debate ;)

leeoniya | karma 9211 | avg karma 3.5 · | 2013-04-02 14:50:45+00:00

debate?

dvdhnt | karma 2297 | avg karma 3.84 · | 2017-08-15 03:25:18

I'd love to see more debate about just this.

hammock | karma 21036 | avg karma 3.03 · | 2022-07-31 19:06:04

Would we be so generous to allow the same kind of debate on any science-related topic.

ceol | karma 2065 | avg karma 2.61 · | 2012-01-22 17:54:11

And which side would you take in that debate?

mensetmanusman | karma 15660 | avg karma 1.72 · | 2024-02-09 20:00:25

Like a presidential debate?

critiqjo | karma 8 | avg karma 0.89 · | 2020-05-28 08:21:20+00:00

I find the idea very interesting. But what if people leaning on one side of the argument stars a debate because the outcome ended up favoring their side?