Apolyton Debate

[Boris Godunov]

Any Creationists still around to argue with?

[mrboo123]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Any Creationists still around to argue with?

Me! (Sadly though, a off-topic newbie...)

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Any Creationists still around to argue with?

Drop your kock and grab your socks, cutie.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Asher
What you should do is take this idea, and flip it.

People will debate for the position opposite of which they sit. DinoDoc would argue in favor of communism, Che infavor of...um...anti-communism.

That's a good idea. I'd like to see you to play the Linux zealot and open source geek, while UR takes the Microsoft Windows and commercial software stance.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by 123john321
Me! (Sadly though, a off-topic newbie...)

But what type? I'm talking anti-evolutionists. It wouldn't be an ontological or metaphysical debate over the existence of god, but one on the scientific merit of evolution vs. instant creation.

One can technically be a "creationist" while still ascribing to evolutionary theory (i.e. the current position of the Catholic Church, which accepts evolution and even the Big Bang, but considers them acts of theistic creation).

[Gangerolf]

damn sophists

[Seeker]

John T:

I just discovered (phillip) ****.

I'm reading through an anthology. He's great! Although the H-Bomb type stories are a little dated (like 'Autofac')

[Imran Siddiqui]

I just discovered (phillip) ****.

Good thing you put the parens around his fist name .

And yea, his short stories are AWESOME!

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Didn't we try this already with yin26? It didn't go to well, IIRC.

Only because the judges chickened out of judging the winners.

A new system of one on one debate, where a poll is set up later to decide the winner (and discuss the debate) may be more interesting. Ofcourse the question is, why an open forum if it is a one-on-one debate, they can use email

[Dauphin]

Pick some subject matter that is rather unusual and one on which people won't have thought about much. People can then better vote on who presented the better argument.


I remember a debate society at my school discussing "This house believes women need men like fish need bicycles". It could be fun to do the similar topics here.

[Az]

To each debate, we must also have referees, people that are known to have no standing on the issue, but are intelligent.


I humbly propose my candidature as a debater on the topics:

-Utilitarianism.
-Cultural and moral relativism.
-Genetic engineering, and enhancement. ( would be esp. interested in humans).


On the "devil's advocate" debate sparring, I'd take the positions of:

-Libertarianism.
-Capitalism.


Will gladly be a referee on abortion issues, since I am known to have no stance on this.

[Az]

Oh, and gun control. I'd love to be a referee on that.

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by Azazel
To each debate, we must also have referees, people that are known to have no standing on the issue, but are intelligent.

That's me I don't have any opinion on topics that are usually discussed and my intelligence is immeasurable, which means I never had it measured. But I also know most of you freaks are scribomaniacs and I have no desire to read megabytes upon megabytes of your debates

Genetic engineering, and enhancement. (would be esp. interested in humans).

Do you know about jewish ubermensch project?

[st_swithin]

Big Crunch - how come you look like Ashley Judd?

VetLegion - don't air the Tribe's dirty laundry here!!

Let's drink a whole bunch of beer and then see who can pee the most on everyone else's socks!

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
damn sophists

You leave my daughter out of this!