Why so little serious debate?

The lack of discussion is because most people on this board are very partisan.
Quite a large percentage of them are quite stupid as well.
What is the level of intellect behind "You look gay huh huh huh"
And the majority of new threads seem to be from idiot sites like info wars. Maybe the Russians control this forum as well ?
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
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Want a serious answer to your silly question. Nobody wants to seriously debate you because you are a pompous ass. :D

What's pompous is presuming to know what motivates other individuals and deigning unbidden by them to speak on their behalf. You'll notice that even though I was very capable of speculating about why people don't engage in serious debate, I refrain from doing so and instead give them the opportunity to state so for themselves.


Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
-- Edmund Burke, On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters, Preface to Brissot's "Address to His Constituents (1794)"​

Please. It is so obvious. That you even HAVE to ask is kind of silly. Look around. Take in the world around you and how weird people are! I've been here since 2014. I've had conversation after conversation after conversation with these people! You can sit here waiting on your thread when nobody replies to it though. That is fine by me.

Now, obviously you aren't interested in MY views or MY answers to the questions, so you can stop quoting me at any time. I've nothing more to add.
you aren't interested in MY views or MY answers to the questions
I have read your views. I know what are your answers to the question. I am aware of what value (or range thereof) that I can assign to them. What more would you have me want of them?

To understand that I know what I'm talking about when it comes to this forum and WHY some people are here. Pfft, you are talking to a Diamond member. I'm practically a veteran of this place, so have some respect, newb. ;) Just kidding and being sarcastic on that last part, but still . . . don't be so dismissive of other people's opinions and other people respecting yours enough to take your question seriously and attempt to answer it. How rude from someone who gives off the air of being so cultured! *eye rolly thingy*
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
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It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.

Isn't that strange that the Internet seems tailor made, particularly given the lack of need to give immediate response, for having such discussions? That incongruity surprised me to discover.
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
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It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.

Isn't that strange that the Internet seems tailor made, particularly given the lack of need to give immediate response, for having such discussions? That incongruity surprised me to discover.
Yeah. If often seems to bring out the worst in people rather than the best.
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Maybe the OP only respects the opinions of other men? :eusa_think: He just assumes those of women are stupid and that women's opinions are "worthless" which is what he basically alluded to earlier.
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
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Racist
 
Maybe the OP only respects the opinions of other men? :eusa_think: He just assumes those of women are stupid and that women's opinions are "worthless" which is what he basically alluded to earlier.

Now what does Hillary have to do with all this?
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
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Well, you see if the admins will let you have your own 'Invite Only' forum, which the board's Christians had to do because of all the bullying and spam from the Dawkin's Dufuses army here; that forum, like the History forum or the Clean Debate forum, only get moderation attention when I post there, so they mostly left it to the assorted porn, drugs, and sex addicts who live in a constant state of hysterical fear that the Evul Xians are going to deprive them of their butt plugs and breakfast beers or something.

Or, use the 'Conversations' feature built into your Profile page; don't know how many can participate, but the 'Reply' thing probably works like the opld style message boards used to.. I still don't know how to send a 'private message' here, but the 'Conversations' feature is good enough for me.
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
.

Well, you see if the admins will let you have your own 'Invite Only' forum, which the board's Christians had to do because of all the bullying and spam from the Dawkin's Dufuses army here; that forum, like the History forum or the Clean Debate forum, only get moderation attention when I post there, so they mostly left it to the assorted porn, drugs, and sex addicts who live in a constant state of hysterical fear that the Evul Xians are going to deprive them of their butt plugs and breakfast beers or something.

Or, use the 'Conversations' feature built into your Profile page; don't know how many can participate, but the 'Reply' thing probably works like the opld style message boards used to.. I still don't know how to send a 'private message' here, but the 'Conversations' feature is good enough for me.
A private message is a Conversation. They say with the new software, the pm name was changed, that's all.
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
.

Well, you see if the admins will let you have your own 'Invite Only' forum, which the board's Christians had to do because of all the bullying and spam from the Dawkin's Dufuses army here; that forum, like the History forum or the Clean Debate forum, only get moderation attention when I post there, so they mostly left it to the assorted porn, drugs, and sex addicts who live in a constant state of hysterical fear that the Evul Xians are going to deprive them of their butt plugs and breakfast beers or something.

Or, use the 'Conversations' feature built into your Profile page; don't know how many can participate, but the 'Reply' thing probably works like the opld style message boards used to.. I still don't know how to send a 'private message' here, but the 'Conversations' feature is good enough for me.
A private message is a Conversation. They say with the new software, the pm name was changed, that's all.

I haven't looked lately; so only the two participants can see them now?
 
Why is there so little rigorous, intellectual, rational, adult debate?
Hardcore partisan ideologues are dishonest, incurious, tribal and narcissistic, rendering such an environment largely impossible.

It's much easier to have such conversations in real life. I have yet to figure out how to do it here, or anywhere online, with any consistent success.
.

Well, you see if the admins will let you have your own 'Invite Only' forum, which the board's Christians had to do because of all the bullying and spam from the Dawkin's Dufuses army here; that forum, like the History forum or the Clean Debate forum, only get moderation attention when I post there, so they mostly left it to the assorted porn, drugs, and sex addicts who live in a constant state of hysterical fear that the Evul Xians are going to deprive them of their butt plugs and breakfast beers or something.

Or, use the 'Conversations' feature built into your Profile page; don't know how many can participate, but the 'Reply' thing probably works like the opld style message boards used to.. I still don't know how to send a 'private message' here, but the 'Conversations' feature is good enough for me.
A private message is a Conversation. They say with the new software, the pm name was changed, that's all.

I haven't looked lately; so only the two participants can see them now?

You can invite other people into the conversation but it is still the same as a private message.
 

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