Dogmaphobe
Diamond Member
Since this is the clean debate forum, I would like to ask people for their opinions on what does and does not constitute clean debate. It seems to me that unless one enters the clean debate section with the spirit of engaging in clean debate, then it is quite a stretch to ask others to follow suit. As such, I am offering the following as suggestions for encouraging the debate to be clean:
1 -- do not divide people into two camps while maligning one of them. This isn't cowboys and Indians, folks.
2 -- do not denigrate in preemptive fashion either the intelligence or morality of those who might disagree .
3 -- avoid childish, hyperbolic and hyper-emotional statements that only act to incite. Appeal to intellect, not gut reaction.
4 -- do not expect an echo chamber and insist all who do not agree should go away or shut up.
5 -- do not treat the clean debate section as your own, personal soap box or as a way to avoid responsibility for saying outrageous things.
6 -- Display at least some understanding of the subject matter you wish to discuss.
Any other ideas as to how to make the clean debate forum a place for actual clean debate?
1 -- do not divide people into two camps while maligning one of them. This isn't cowboys and Indians, folks.
2 -- do not denigrate in preemptive fashion either the intelligence or morality of those who might disagree .
3 -- avoid childish, hyperbolic and hyper-emotional statements that only act to incite. Appeal to intellect, not gut reaction.
4 -- do not expect an echo chamber and insist all who do not agree should go away or shut up.
5 -- do not treat the clean debate section as your own, personal soap box or as a way to avoid responsibility for saying outrageous things.
6 -- Display at least some understanding of the subject matter you wish to discuss.
Any other ideas as to how to make the clean debate forum a place for actual clean debate?