The (new?) SH Debate Club - introductory business

**bclare** · Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 6048 Location: Boston

Hello. I'm sorta spinning this off from this thread.

The idea of SH Debate Club is, well, I'll just quote youhas

**youhas** · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 3015 Location: Santa Clara, CA

My capacity to respond waxes and wanes like crazy, depending on what all is going on in my world... but this shebang was at least partially a function of my off-the-cuff pontificating, so sure: count me in. I primarily enjoy discussing broad-spectrum economic policy and rebutting hardcore libertarian/Objectivist standpoints, but I'm pretty much willing to kibbutz with anyone with opposing viewpoints who's willing to be polite and above board about matters. (I'm a San Francisco Bay Area person since before I was sentient, with many of the cultural trappings you'd assume that'd entail; feel free to slot me in for polite correspondence with those who might find such conversation(s) of interest.)
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**The-B.O.D.** · Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 2413 Location: Portland, Oregon

I would love to be a part of this

**FingerQuick** · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:18 am Post subject:

Put overpopulation on the list and I may consider
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**Yewb** · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 3020 Location: Plymouth, UK

I'd be happy to be a part of this; I was briefly a member of the first group, but had way too much going on in my personal and academic lives to contribute much to it. I'm aware I can be a little abrasive sometimes, but I always try to keep things on an impersonal level, so it should be fine

I'd also put forward the topic of alternative medicine, faith healing etc.; but I feel we might have trouble finding someone willing to argue the positive side of that one.
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expertwin wrote:

I just want to, you know, get my name out there. BTW, it updates every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Was just the first two, decided to do Saturdays as well.

Serious advice now: No-one likes indecision in their work, so find what you like that you're even remotely good at, and stick with it. Don't flit from one thing to another, because that just smacks of a large lack of determination and drive. And people don't like you for that, and won't remember you for it. I mean, I get that you have a plucky spirit and a willingness to try new things, but there's a limit, man.

I might knock it down to just Thursday and Friday.

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**ready2rock** · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:10 am Post subject:

Wow, never thought my thread would start something like this, but OK!

Suggestion: OK, religion is beaten to death on forums, so I won't suggest that, but I will suggest (and participate in) the topic of whether religion has a positive or negative impact on society.

Personally, I probably won't participate in too many of these because I don't feel confident enough in my knowledge in any of these topics to engage in a 1 on 1 debate with someone about it. However, you can bet that I will be watching from the sidelines to gain more information on these topics.

Another suggestion: I think that list could do with more philosophical discussions myself.
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**Carltheshredder** · Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 1041 Location: Texas

I'd like to contribute with talking about drugs/smoking/religion, but I can't guarantee I'll be posting in here like crazy.
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**bclare** · Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 6048 Location: Boston

Hey cool, responses.

I wasn't sure exactly how to take some of the responses, so let me know if you think you've been categorized incorrectly. The general intended outline of this process is

1) Pick a topic
2) Pick two people to debate each other (preferably who have different opinions)
3) Those two people email or PM each other a few times until they think they've said enough. Doesn't need to be essay length.
4) The transcript is posted on this forum (in a new thread)
5) Everyone else can discuss that topic on that forum, with the "official" debate as a starting point

Note that we don't need to say that one person or another "won" the debate. If nothing else, I hope to convey the idea that most of these discussions have no "right" answer, and different viewpoints should probably be able to agree or disagree.

Anyway, what topic would you guys like to see debated? Still open to more suggestions and signups of course.
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**PowerM3tal** · Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Posts: 221 Location: Katy, TX

The morality of abortion is a debate I'd like to see.

Is this only for serious issues, or can we do something funny and debate a topic like 90's Nickelodeon vs. Present Nickelodeon?
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Having sex with a guy in a church is only gay if you're a dude though.

**bclare** · Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 6048 Location: Boston

**youhas** · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 3015 Location: Santa Clara, CA

Heh - honestly, if you had two people willing to treat a topic with the appropriate analysis and gravity? Where they weren't just looking to jam in cultural references willy-nilly, but were actively interested in holding a serious and frank discussion about the matter at hand? I'd be interested in reading it, even if the topic in question were something as frivolous as "Nickelodeon: '90s vs. Present Day". (I think I stopped watching the channel regularly in '91 or so and petered out completely by '94, and am more or less ignorant about their programming since then, so I don't even have a dog in that fight. I just think it'd be neat to hear about.)

(Although yes, that'd definitely be in the B-tier of Debate Club topics, right up there with "should the NFL have a salary cap?" sorts of lesser-caliber conversations.)
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**ready2rock** · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:29 am Post subject:

@bclare: sorry if I didn't make it clear, but you can put me on there as a member of this "club."

Also, how are you going to pick the people to participate. Are certain people going to "sign up" for certain topics, or is it going to be random?

Since we've had an economic policy debate thread here in the last few months, lets pick something else. I'll throw out the drug legalization topic since it's an issue that people are talking about more and more this election year and a lot of people on here seem to have strong informed opinions about it.

@PowerM3tal: I was actually going to suggest a topic about music (don't have a specific idea yet), and we can post that debate in the music forum.

Now that I think about it, we COULD try something that would have been locked on sight a couple years ago and do a RB vs GH debate

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**bclare** · Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 6048 Location: Boston

**Vampyromaniac** · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 1216

I've got some pretty debate worthy opinions on taxation, drugs, and overpopulation, and could probably say a lot about religion also.
I'm not touching those others though (abortion, etc..). Also I agree with ready2rock that some philosophical discussions would be a nice addition.

You could probably add some more politically motivated ones such as capitalism vs. communism, or the merits of royalty by lineage.

EDIT2: Yes, add me please.
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