xcellerate
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Do you feel like its going nowhere when any sort of a debate appears on these forums or any others?
Thanks to the miracle that is Google, everyone suddenly has a PHD on everything. If I said x^n+y^n=z^n has no solutions in integers for n being equal to or greater than 2. Watch what happens.
I remember a while back a debate on creationism, or at least that’s what it ended up being, and people were whipping out quantum physics and string theories. Don't get me wrong I do not doubt anybody’s intelligence, except maybe for tr0n, but I just don't believe that we, whose total age is probably averaged around 15, are using our brain as much as we should be.
I feel that much more gets accomplished when you don't use any other sources besides what you already know. That’s similar to what an actual debate is, you can learn about it before hand, but once it starts you can’t take a 10 minute break to research on a specific question like you can, and most do, online.
So basically, there's plenty of opportunity to debate on many subjects here, but most of the time I just refuse to get started because I know that anything i say will be googled immediately to test validity and find a rebuttal, rather than being logically thought out.
I go to a private boarding school, and live with my teachers. Each Tuesday night I do duty with my US teacher who loves a good debate. While I haven’t ever "won" one (the closest I’ve got to is a tie), it’s still an awesome experience. Choosing your words carefully to express an idea you’re not quite sure of about a subject that you have little more information on than a recently developed opinion.
I'm not going to lie, i have used google to help me out. But by and large i use only what i know, right or wrong. I remember the last one i got into i was proven wrong on the idea behind the evolution of the eye. Hey, live and learn. Does anyone else feel like your running in circles trying to argue over the internet?
phew..long rant..
Thanks to the miracle that is Google, everyone suddenly has a PHD on everything. If I said x^n+y^n=z^n has no solutions in integers for n being equal to or greater than 2. Watch what happens.
I remember a while back a debate on creationism, or at least that’s what it ended up being, and people were whipping out quantum physics and string theories. Don't get me wrong I do not doubt anybody’s intelligence, except maybe for tr0n, but I just don't believe that we, whose total age is probably averaged around 15, are using our brain as much as we should be.
I feel that much more gets accomplished when you don't use any other sources besides what you already know. That’s similar to what an actual debate is, you can learn about it before hand, but once it starts you can’t take a 10 minute break to research on a specific question like you can, and most do, online.
So basically, there's plenty of opportunity to debate on many subjects here, but most of the time I just refuse to get started because I know that anything i say will be googled immediately to test validity and find a rebuttal, rather than being logically thought out.
I go to a private boarding school, and live with my teachers. Each Tuesday night I do duty with my US teacher who loves a good debate. While I haven’t ever "won" one (the closest I’ve got to is a tie), it’s still an awesome experience. Choosing your words carefully to express an idea you’re not quite sure of about a subject that you have little more information on than a recently developed opinion.
I'm not going to lie, i have used google to help me out. But by and large i use only what i know, right or wrong. I remember the last one i got into i was proven wrong on the idea behind the evolution of the eye. Hey, live and learn. Does anyone else feel like your running in circles trying to argue over the internet?
phew..long rant..