Why is it that so many A2Kers think that every topic should turn into a debate?

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Why is it that so many A2Kers think that every topic should turn into a debate?

It seems to be the men who want to verbally battle. Is it excess testosterone?

I'm one of those who don't enjoy verbal combat. I loose interest in them once the pissing match begins.

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@BumbleBeeBoogie,

Because so many of us like to debate?

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@BumbleBeeBoogie,

I love it sometimes.

I don't want to turn every topic into a debate but I love just plain debating. Sometimes I'm more in the mood for it than others.

Other times I'm not particularly in the mood, I just strongly disagree and feel the need to say so. (I argue with the newspaper and the TV too. I've always been a major letter-to-the-editor writer. Just plain ornery. Very Happy

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There's an awful lot of "human interest" and just plain silly threads, too.

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@BumbleBeeBoogie,

BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:

It seems to be the men who want to verbally battle.

a virtual "Banned of Brothers"

Razz

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@sozobe,

I agree with you, Soz. I was a good debater in my younger years and I debated without becoming an attacker. I found that will always loose the debate for you.

It seems to me that so many male debaters engage in extremely hostile verbal attacks. It's as if they enjoyed the fight more than winning the argument.

Maybe my reaction is female or old lady---or both.

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Sexist

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@Setanta,

Are you trying to get me to debate that, Set?

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I never debate, I hate debate; I'm going to buy some man pants and man up, maybe then I'll consider debating. In the meantime, I'll continue to assume that everything everyone posts is absolutely true and accurate.

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@ehBeth,

Which type of debate do you enjoy?

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@BumbleBeeBoogie,

sometimes I like to have a nice formal style of debate

sometimes it's closer to a rip-snorter of a fight

depends on my mood (and how annoyed I am with what's on my desk)

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@ehBeth,

I've known you to challenge a poster's opinion but I've never seen you engage in vicious name calling, etc. Are you hiding your warrior character from me?

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@BumbleBeeBoogie,

While the tone and approach may be different, I find the women on the forum easily hold their own, both on offense and defense.

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@engineer,

Amen . . . somebody give that boy a cee-gar . . .

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@engineer,

Are you implying that I'm "offensive"? Wink

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@Setanta,

There you go, you son of a bitch, trying to get Engineer to ruin his life by becoming a smoker.

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@BumbleBeeBoogie,

BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:

. . . you son of a bitch . . .

You knew my mother?

Well, i'll be go to hell.

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@engineer,

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the women on the forum easily hold their own

perhaps those same women suffer from excessive testosterone. Proper women would never consider debating because they know their place.

Why is it that so many A2Kers think that every topic should turn into a debate?

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