What Irks You Most About Threads Intended to Pit People Against Each Other?

[SugarOcean]

Nothing if it's a debate, that's what it's there for.

These thread types aren't designed to engage debate. Would you agree?

 

[SalixIncendium]

See those links in your post #1 . The pronoun, "you" , is your address to the forum members who may choose to read the invitation in the subject line of those two linked threads in post #1.
You are asking us to answer your two questions designed to produce emotions. Argumentum ad passiones. And conflict.
But, you know this.

They’re not my questions. They were asked by another member.

I only asked what members who may have read or participated in those threads took away from them.

 

[SugarOcean]

They’re not my questions. They were asked by another member.

I only asked what members who may have read or participated in those threads took away from them.

I imagined you and Skwim were one and the same. If I am mistaken, my apologies.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I imagined you and Skwim were one and the same. If I am mistaken, my apologies.

We’re not. Apology accepted.

 

[SugarOcean]

We’re not. Apology accepted.

Very gracious of you. Thank you.

 

[Darkforbid]

No, I'm not triggered, but I know a few have been in these threads.

What Irks You Most About Theists And Deists?
What Irks You Most About Atheists, Agnostics, And Non-Believers?

While I'm guilty of light participation in both, I answered both essentially the same way in each, and any further participation was strictly for the lulz.

While I read and participate in threads here primarily for the learning experience, the only thing I learned from either thread is that all forms of primates are prone to throw feces at each others.

What, if anything, did you take away from either thread?

Oh I love VS topics, but you should drop the rules for them. Makes it more fun

 

[stvdv]

No, I'm not triggered, but I know a few have been in these threads.
What Irks You Most About Theists And Deists?
What Irks You Most About Atheists, Agnostics, And Non-Believers?
While I read and participate in threads here primarily for the learning experience, the only thing I learned from either thread is that all forms of primates are prone to throw feces at each others.
What, if anything, did you take away from either thread?

I don't see it as "pit people against each other"
For me it's about "people's actions" that are questioned

What I take away from these threads:
If people act in a way that I think is disrespectful, I better avoid those people, for I can only change myself. Them changing might takes ages

 

[blü 2]

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No, I'm not triggered, but I know a few have been in these threads.

What Irks You Most About Theists And Deists?
What Irks You Most About Atheists, Agnostics, And Non-Believers?

While I'm guilty of light participation in both, I answered both essentially the same way in each, and any further participation was strictly for the lulz.

While I read and participate in threads here primarily for the learning experience, the only thing I learned from either thread is that all forms of primates are prone to throw feces at each others.

What, if anything, did you take away from either thread?

C'mon, c'mon.

If someone like the indomitable @Skwim doesn't keep this site engaged with entertaining ─ and not always that serious ─ questions, are you volunteering to outvy him?

No one was killed, no animals suffered, no bills were unpaid, no litter was left behind. And I didn't detect any intention to injure anyone, simply to create a discussion.

 

[ecco]

A debate is supposed to be about issues not about how certain groups or people annoy you

How certain groups or people annoy each other is an issue.

Most threads are about issues beyond people just annoying one another. However, if those are serious issues, people will annoy one another,

 

[Vinayaka]

Sometimes it's not intentional. The person is just so ignorant, or insensitive, that they don't realise their own consequences.

 

[Twilight Hue]

A debate is supposed to be about issues not about how certain groups or people annoy you

I can't think of too many debates where people don't get annoyed.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Asking someone what irks them introduces emotion. Do you find emotion is useful in debate?

Depends. Although I would prefer the use of the word, 'passionate'.

In general I don't think emotion is entirely beneficial, especially in religious type subjects where emotions are already vested at the get go.

 

[Revoltingest]

What irks me the most, is my own weaknesses, posting when one should have remained silent.

Everyone else is also irked by them to.
(They’re just overshadowed by mine.)

 

[Revoltingest]

I imagined you and Skwim were one and the same. If I am mistaken, my apologies.

Dang...that’s harsh.
(I won’t say which should be deeply offended.)

 

[Martin]

Exactly what I commented on in both.

Pie and Cake are both great!

Yes, good point. And pies are sometimes thought of as cakes, which adds another dimension.

 

[Martin]

The only thing that irks me is people taking them seriously.
"Irk" is an odd word when you say it out loud a few times. Hmmm.

 

[Road Less Traveled]

I’d have to think that in a mature setting, mere words cannot offend. And also in a mature setting, there would be mature discussions without primate feces being flung at the other.

Most are too predictable, if one already knew all of the different tactics that will be used in any discussion. If one already knew all of the parrot programming and the nature of all of the primates. Lots of feces being flung. Every now and again, a very rare primate will come along and deviate from fellow primates and sling no feces, and be unpredictable. These primates are king’s of the jungle.

 

[Jim]

No, I'm not triggered, but I know a few have been in these threads.

What Irks You Most About Theists And Deists?
What Irks You Most About Atheists, Agnostics, And Non-Believers?

While I'm guilty of light participation in both, I answered both essentially the same way in each, and any further participation was strictly for the lulz.

While I read and participate in threads here primarily for the learning experience, the only thing I learned from either thread is that all forms of primates are prone to throw feces at each others.

What, if anything, did you take away from either thread?

Have you seen any debate threads that are not intended to pit people against each other?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

What, if anything, did you take away from either thread?

We really are the planet of the pudding brains.

 

[Cooky]

Why do you think Threads Intended to Pit People Against Each Other are necessarily negative. Each side can make positive posts supporting their argument, can't they?

But, if I wanted to have discussions with people who agree with me and I with them, I could join a knitting circle. That doesn't much to keep the neurons popping.

Also, quite often, I learn something I didn't know before. That can come from people posting on either side of an argument.

You're welcome BTW.