Originally Posted by
Kokolums
From my experience I see this:
1. If you strongly support a view and try to shout down opposing views, people attack you for silencing debate.
2. If you say there is some wiggle room in your view, you get attacked by both sides. People who strongly support your view without wiggle room view you as a traitor, and people against your view just lump you in with the people who strongly support it.
3. If you open with a disclaimer that everything is just your opinion and its ok to disagree, then opponents of the view will tell you that your opinion is worthless and to just shut up because not even you believe in it.
And every topic of debate seems to turn personal. No matter what side you take, eventually people against you will try to assassinate your character instead of arguing the topic. The longer you stick around an try to debate things, the faster it descends into childish name-calling.
I open up any debate thread and it seems filled with name-calling and open ridicule between posters.
So I just wonder, isn't it insanity to even participate?