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My Uncle John wisely said " political opinions of others can be taken as a criticism of ourselves for holding a different position". Be careful! This is a political and Religious debate blog-- your position should and will be criticized. Please, Please, Please-- do not be offended. You are not being attacked, so do not be defensive. It is not you but your reasoning that are under fire-- heated up until the inconsistencies and weaknesses in your reasoning are apparent.
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With regards to the Logic Rule, logic is somewhat manmade and ultimately flawed in my opinion, it can only be used in special cases... I dont have to have a logical explanation for G-d, I dont have to have a logical explanation for gut instinct or simply "personal preference".
I can just prefer something with nothing logical behind it... I may try to use logic to justify something, but even if my logic is flawed or i have no logical explaination, I can still believe it, or want it... even if my logic is flawed that doesnt mean im not right... it just means i have bad logic... so i guess i just felt like saying that.
thank you Andrew, that is a fantastic argument-- I will adjust the rules.
Here are the Rules:
Do: Try to explain your reasons.
Source articles both religious and scientific.
Make judgments on their logic, such as: "that is false logic" but do not say "you are mean" or something like that.
Try to disconnect your emotions from the arguments, and your self-esteem from whether you cannot counter an argument or not.
Make assessments about the posts that have to do with its legitimacy, like "that is a hasty generalization" rather than saying something like "your posts are feminine".
Feel free to use all caps, exclamation points, italics, and bolding to emphasize main ideas or points.
Feel free to be straightforward and abrupt in your logic, rather than waste space being cordial-- or else it might turn into a game of "who can be the nicest and most agreeable"-- this is a debate.
Do not:
Do not: swear or use vulgar or suggestive language.
Do not: "Ad Hominem"= attempt to discredit the argument by attacking the person or the persons circumstance i.e "you must be sheltered" or "you must be making up stuff in your head" or "you just believe that because your parents do".
Do not--"Beg the question"= say something is so because it is so "abortion is bad because it is bad".
Do not: Insult anyone directly. You can state your opinions of their argument- separate the argument from the person in your comments. Example: bad="you are sick and idiotic" better="that argument is sick and idiotic". best=" I don't agree with that and this is why".
Avoid: addressing the individual with statements like "your smart" or "you rock" Instead just say whether or not you agree with the argument or not-- you can say "that was a good argument, I agree with you, and this is why..." or "that argument is fallacious and weak and I disagree, and this is why..."
Avoid putting smiley faces after everything-- just remove the emotion all together--just say what you have to say.
Make a comment to this post if you want to amend or clarify something stated
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