superblue Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 is there any real benefit to online debates , in any forum or at least in the religious forums such as this and C.A.F..... or is it merely a way to pass the time when one is bored. I guess there is some benefit to it if the right people are monitoring the discussion, I was on an eco forum for an NGO where peoples input were actually monitored and notes were being taken from that forum and implemented out in the field. now in politics and religion or anything else, I am not really sure of the benefits of debating other than to vent off some steam and get in the occasional verbal fight.
Dr_Asik Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 Of course the best way to get valuable information is by reading specialists of their respective fields, but I think it's valuable to know the kind of argument that "ordinary" people use, just so that when you get into a conversation with other people in real life, you're better prepared to answer some of their questions. There's also value in spelling out one's own thoughts in order to clarify them and see where the areas of uncertainty remain. Sometimes it also turns out you're wrong and someone brutally shows it to you. :)
HisChildForever Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 Fun, challenging, intellectually stimulating, fosters community, etc.
CrossCuT Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 I learn a lot from it. I like learning other perspectives and why people feel the way they do.
PhuturePriest Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 I wouldn't have learned how to properly debate otherwise, and would thus be screwed in the future when I debate people in real life.
Perigrina Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 I enjoy debating and I learn things from it. It helps me to organize my thoughts because I need to express them to others.
John Ryan Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Debating online allows me to stay sharp and forces me to condense big ideas into manageable forms for the layman.
Anomaly Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Debating online allows me to stay sharp and forces me to condense big ideas into manageable forms for the layman. I hope you weren't concerned about possibly coming off as arrogant or condescending. Neither was I.
add Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Why breath Why listen Why laugh Why cry Why get out of bed Why care Why help Why hurt Why not?
superblue Posted June 12, 2014 Author Posted June 12, 2014 cant control breathing, listening is optional, laughing and crying have their purpose, getting out of bed is always a bad idea, caring only gets one knee deep in someone elses problems, helping gets one waist deep, hurting is better than being bored, why not ? because there are better things to do.
Socrates Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 I hope you weren't concerned about possibly coming off as arrogant or condescending. Neither was I. Personally, I think it's mighty big of Comrade John that he deigns to come down and explain his Big Ideas to us simple folk.
John Ryan Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 I hope you weren't concerned about possibly coming off as arrogant or condescending. Neither was I. Sorry. I have an M.A. in political philosophy, so when I am talking about social science, philosophy or theology, I tend to naturally use technical language. It is just the way I have been trained.
John Ryan Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Personally, I think it's mighty big of Comrade John that he deigns to come down and explain his Big Ideas to us simple folk. I think we have an unfair attitude towards the social sciences and philosophy. Nobody would bat an eye if a physicist or chemist said anything of the sort. Yet, when I go through six years of studying philosophy and social science, I am arrogant for thinking I am learned in the field.
Perigrina Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 I think we have an unfair attitude towards the social sciences and philosophy. Nobody would bat an eye if a physicist or chemist said anything of the sort. Yet, when I go through six years of studying philosophy and social science, I am arrogant for thinking I am learned in the field. I did not have any problems with what you said. But then, people have often accused me of being arrogant and condescending, so I am not sure that is a good thing. Oh well, at least, I can commiserate.
John Ryan Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) I did not have any problems with what you said. But then, people have often accused me of being arrogant and condescending, so I am not sure that is a good thing. Oh well, at least, I can commiserate. I will take this small moment of camaraderie, even if it is over the deadliest of the seven sins. Edited June 20, 2014 by John Ryan
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