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An idea for a thread series
#11
RE: An idea for a thread series
like a quiz? more clarification please
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#12
RE: An idea for a thread series
(December 30, 2017 at 10:25 am)Grandizer Wrote: This is something I've been thinking about recently, and would like to see if enough people would be interested in participating in such threads. Basically, the idea goes like this:

Every week or so, I (or some other member, maybe) will make a thread called something like "Explain this to me: <insert topic title here>", with the OP stating the topic question(s), and responses attempting to answer the question the best they can. All members would be welcome to give it a try, with each member preferably posting only once in the thread. After a week or so from posting the thread, posts will be evaluated based on such things as the amount of kudos given to that post (and maybe some other things to consider). The best post will then be declared the winner, and if it is possible for me to modify the OP whenever I want, be placed in the OP as the best answer to the OP question(s).

So tell me what you think. Interesting, not interesting, fuck no? Need more clarifications?

Sounds cool - if you do this I'll try to answer stuff that comes up Smile

In accordance with Cunningham's law, I'd suggest choosing topics that you've seen some of the AF population doesn't understand as well as they'd like, or are perhaps controversial due to ignorance. That if people thought about them and heard a reasoned explanation, they'd understand much better. This would also give it a better theme and purpose to answering these questions than a textbook or google could do.

For example, I'd love to see this on a topic like GMOs.
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#13
RE: An idea for a thread series
Sounds a bit like Alda's 'Flame Challenge', but I'm willing to have a go.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: An idea for a thread series
(December 30, 2017 at 6:55 pm)Grandizer Wrote:
(December 30, 2017 at 6:49 pm)Thena323 Wrote: Do you have a tentative topic in mind?

Nothing concrete yet, but best to start with a question that anyone here can feel capable of answering without much researching. If this becomes popular, then maybe down the track, I can make the questions more challenging, prompting interested parties to do some research before posting.

Any ideas for a first topic question?

Not at the moment. 
Something that challenges non-believers' commonly-held perceptions of theism/theists could prove to be interesting, though.
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