Psychology behind debating? Or is it just fun to stir the pot once in a while?

[Shining_Finger]

I myself am far more interested in good debate regardless of the subject matter than in denigrating some because of what they
believe or think. And this applies to the non religious much as the religious. No one has a monopoly on wisdom so unless one is
absolutely certain of what they are saying it is not wise to automatically assume your opponents are intellectually inferior to you
And for myself this is a mistake I am unlikely to make as I am not educated to a high standard never having attended university
whereas many I engage with online are. And I am more interested in ideas than I am I in individuals and so I am also less likely
to engage in ad hominem any way. I would never mock a Christian just for being one long as they did not push it. Because I am
perfectly capable of engaging with those who think differently to me. If I only want to engage those who think like me then may
as well switch off my computer and go look in the mirror and start talking to myself. That is not going to be very stimulating from
an intellectual perspective. And so give me human beings who think differently to me any time because that is infinitely preferable

A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN

Try not to have such an open mind that your brains fall out though. You don't want such an open parachute it has no strings.