Logical Debates in Comparison with Useless word Bile

Many of us debate on this site quite frequently, and also in “real” life with family/friends. You must be smart when you debate instead of coming back with some ignorant reply. I have seen this so much here and in my life that it makes me laugh some what. I was very surprised that on a blog I commented on someone didn’t shoot back with an ignorant response. They responded intelligently and didn’t break down my opinion.

Opinions are great, but they are not facts of course. By coming back with your weak opinion or breaking down someone else’s opinion you are only making yourself look like a total idiot. This coming from a blunt and honest person as most of you know.

To elaborate on this I will give some great examples to further help some people out. Smoking for example is bad for your health this is true. When you respond to a comment about how someone likes to smoke with a fact you might as well write an “I’m stupid” sign on your head. People who smoke know that smoking is bad, but they like it and that is their preference. Saying “People who smoke are nasty dirty people.” is an opinion but is also disrespectful and once again makes yourself look stupid. A more logical approach would be “I don’t agree with smoking and I don’t smoke but have your ever considered quitting?” or something along those lines.

Another one is the gay argument. People will say being gay is wrong, but not state why they believe it is wrong. Another thing they may do is say “girls have vaginas so guys can put their junk in them.” ”We were not created to like the same sex.” This is not only offensive, but rather ignorant. One reason is vaginas really aren’t solely for the male species they serve a wide variety of purposes. I saw a comment that was appropriate “ I don’t believe in people being gay, but your blog was well written and I agree on your points etc etc.”

When you don’t agree with someone it is fine to question them about their belief’s and opinions, but in a way that isn’t offensive. By saying someone’s opinion is entirely wrong is ignorant as well unless there is factual evidence to support your claim. You can challenge someone’s opinion with out changing their opinion and keeping yours as well. This can also provide new insight for both parties.

Another example is the God argument. People love to challenge this and get very bile about this subject. If you state “You are all going to hell if you don’t repent.” you are generalizing everyone. This is an attack if I must say so (Also a writing fallacy). “In my opinion I believe if people don’t repent they are going to hell.” This is a better way of stating it. Again if you want to go by logic this is not true for many people since our beliefs vary widely. To respond stating “You are an idiot who told you that? that is the most stupidest thing I have heard.” This is also an attack.

It depends how you word your comments. Think rationally. Don’t tell someone that their opinion is stupid, or breakdown their opinion in a rude idiotic way. State your opinion and tell them why you believe they are wrong. This is logical debating. Most the time I will try to find a common ground. I will tell the person things I agree with them on and things I don’t. This way it doesn’t come off as much as an attack like: “Are you really that stupid?” Be logical we have enough ignorant people in this world already.

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