11-08-2022, 03:22 AM
(11-05-2022, 07:18 AM)Rob Tucker Wrote: Communication does not require a winner.
Debating is communication, but communication doesn't require debating. And frankly the goal of a debate is to win it. I liked debating when it was civil and the purpose wasn't to win or lose, but to just present the best argument one could without arguing from authority. A debate that ends in a tie isn't a loss for either side.
Many people on PW (the few that are left) either debate nonsense or they debate with emotions, or they argue from authority. I can't debate emotions, won't engage with nonsense, and I question authority.
Just the opinion of somebody who has been frequenting the forum with decreasing frequency over the years: some users do want to win their communication and the only way to do that is to turn everything into a debate.