What do people believe is civilised debate?

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Jovial Monk » Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:52 pm

Anyone know what civilised debate even looks like?

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Jovial Monk » Sun Dec 19, 2021 8:11 am

Guess not.

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by lisa jones » Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:30 am

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Jovial Monk » Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:51 am

In a civilised debate people can take up contrary opinions else there is no debate.

How is this disagreement in viewpoints to be settled?

Facts and logic.

Do feelings grow warm in a debate? They certainly can because often there are no facts just beliefs and these beliefs may have been held for a long time.

So, ultimately, you need mature people to get civilised debate. In the absence of that—an adult person as moderator.

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Black Orchid » Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:22 am

Jovial Monk wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:51 am
In a civilised debate people can take up contrary opinions else there is no debate.

How is this disagreement in viewpoints to be settled?

Facts and logic.

Do feelings grow warm in a debate? They certainly can because often there are no facts just beliefs and these beliefs may have been held for a long time.

So, ultimately, you need mature people to get civilised debate. In the absence of that—an adult person as moderator.
That counts you out. :thumb

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Jovial Monk » Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:19 pm

That is rather a childish remark, dear BO, not?

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Nom De Plume » Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:29 pm

Jovial Monk wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:19 pm
That is rather a childish remark, dear BO, not?
Not at all Monk. There is nothing about your behavior, at this forum, that in anyway lends itself to anything resembling maturity.
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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Jovial Monk » Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:53 pm

Dearest Sappho, when you know what you are talking about please do come into the debate.

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Jovial Monk » Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:59 pm

Calling someone “mong” is not civilised debate IMHO. Mongolism is no fun to the person involved or his or her parents. It is cheap and common to call someone “mong.”

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Re: What do people believe is civilised debate?

Post by Jovial Monk » Sun Dec 19, 2021 2:25 pm

I think a sense of humor is vital to civilised debate. The ability to mock oneself when finding one getting a bit hot under the collar.

A sense of humor is pretty rare tho.

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