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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 2:28 pm
(September 1, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: The fact that you have to clarify that there is a forum for FORMAL debates, kinda implies all others are informal, no?
Not necessarily. A formal debate has a proper structure and format, which calls for a specialised arena in a group online environment. There is nothing stopping you from having a formal debate out here, it's just exponentially harder to moderate properly. Otherwise you would have to propse a set of criteria for why some threads - my "what's everyone up to" thread, for example - are not debates.
However, if pedantic hair-splitting is the only little victory you can hope for, who am I to deny the baby his rattle?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 2:29 pm
(September 1, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Hey, wb Stimbo.
Cheers, bud! 
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 2:35 pm
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(September 1, 2016 at 2:28 pm)Stimbo Wrote: (September 1, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: The fact that you have to clarify that there is a forum for FORMAL debates, kinda implies all others are informal, no?
Not necessarily. A formal debate has a proper structure and format, which calls for a specialised arena in a group online environment. There is nothing stopping you from having a formal debate out here, it's just exponentially harder to moderate properly. Otherwise you would have to propse a set of criteria for why some threads - my "what's everyone up to" thread, for example - are not debates.
However, if pedantic hair-splitting is the only little victory you can hope for, who am I to deny the baby his rattle?
Uh, I wasn't the one who took issue with the use word of 'debate'.
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 2:48 pm
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2016 at 2:48 pm by robvalue.)
I'm just gonna go ahead and pull my eyes out.
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 2:56 pm
(September 1, 2016 at 2:35 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: (September 1, 2016 at 2:28 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Not necessarily. A formal debate has a proper structure and format, which calls for a specialised arena in a group online environment. There is nothing stopping you from having a formal debate out here, it's just exponentially harder to moderate properly. Otherwise you would have to propse a set of criteria for why some threads - my "what's everyone up to" thread, for example - are not debates.
However, if pedantic hair-splitting is the only little victory you can hope for, who am I to deny the baby his rattle?
Uh, I wasn't the one who took issue with the use word of 'debate'.
Great. Then there's no argument. Also a synonym for debate.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 2:59 pm
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(September 1, 2016 at 2:48 pm)robvalue Wrote: I'm just gonna go ahead and pull my eyes out.
Look, don't address me if you don't want me to respond.
The point is, referring to this forum (Christianity) as a debate forum is in no way inaccurate, especially as it relates to atheist vs theist discussions, yet for some reason Stimbo took issue with that. So who really is the pedant?
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 3:01 pm
I thought this was settled. Why are you keeping it going? You realise you're literally the only person here who cares, don't you?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 5:17 pm
Respond all you like.
I'm just floating around correcting misinformation people put out there. It's for the benefit of lurkers.
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 5:40 pm
(September 1, 2016 at 1:24 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I'll see your disagreement and raise you...I disagree with your disagreement and insist you must agree. In fact, nothing makes sense unless you agree, therefore atheism is false, and you're a hamster.
Would you like me to cut you some lettuce, Rob.
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RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
September 1, 2016 at 5:45 pm
So .. what have we all learned today?
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