Internet fight!

[MiriaJiyuu]

I don't go out out of my way to start arguments, but if you start one with me, or say something I disagree with, I'm will argue until you concede

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

A good argument expands the mind, sharpens the wit, and punctures the ego.

I do Drama, History, and English Lit at A level, and am also the most experienced member of my schools debating society. So yeah, I guess it could be said that I like to argue, but that's ok so long as you know how to argue properly rather than resorting to fallacies or petty insults when things aren't going your way.

 

[lord.jeff]

Debating is fun, I'll often take arms in issues I barely care about, though I try to be careful about never wording anything as a persoanl insult when I engage someone.

 

[The .50 Caliber Cow]

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ER

Why did you quote me? I check up on my own threads to read the comments without being prompted thank you.

>.<

[sub][sub]Moo. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY&feature=related][/sub][/sub]

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

I'm a classic lurker. I've been here a couple of years, and posted only a moderate amount. I guess I like spectating.

While I don't condone flame wars and internet fights, I have to admit, a real train wreck is great to watch. They're rare here, so when one does occur, I end up keeping the thread open and refreshing just to see the depths to which people will go defending their own precious point of view.

Don't do internet fights guys! Debating is good, but fighting makes you look like a tit. Even if you win!

 

[TheVioletBandit]

I really hate arguing. I would much rather just talk and joke around, but for the most part I am only quoted when someone disagrees with me....why do I come to this forum?

 

[aPod]

Well it's a part of the whole philosophical game. There's always a counter argument.

Myself I almost always try to argue the opposite of whoever I'm conversing with. There's just something about a stimulating intellectual debate even if you're arguing from a viewpoint which you don't truly believe in.

For instance, I might argue the pro-life side of the abortion argument with my professor to the point where he has decided that I'm just a visceral Rick Perry republican, yet when I argue the same topic with meemom I will argue the pro-choice argument to the point where she thinks I've turned into some godless heathen.

All of that just because I like to argue and challenge my own opinions through debate to arrive at a greater understanding.

 

[Vault101]

A good argument expands the mind, sharpens the wit, and punctures the ego.

I do Drama, History, and English Lit at A level, and am also the most experienced member of my schools debating society. So yeah, I guess it could be said that I like to argue, but that's ok so long as you know how to argue properly rather than resorting to fallacies or petty insults when things aren't going your way.

I think people should actually be taught this stuff in school

like false dychotomy, logical Falicys, Strawman, cogitive bias, anecdotal evidence...to understand the difference between a convincing argument and being a stupid twat

and to know that its actually ok to be wrong now and again,

 

[Pegghead]

I know what you mean. I know a guy who's been heavily involved with debating throughout high-school (going back the past five years) and he takes everything as an argument.

Burn his crappy house down on a Minecraft server belonging to a friend because he didn't obey rules and mouthed off said owner-friend? Ironically you'll get paragraphs upon paragraphs of him saying how immature you are.

Say you think the whole Kony thing seems a bit suspicious? You'll get the war and peace of him telling you that you're not only wrong but you clearly want those poor African babies to die horribly.

I mean, he's not a bad bloke, but sometimes you just gotta realise that getting a point across with just a few words is more effective than giving a whole damn speech and that someone disagreeing with you does not mean that they are arguing with you and all you stand for.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

Why do some people... get ...excited about arguing with others?

Because all you idiot bastards are wrong, and damn you if you don't immediately shut the hell up and realize I'm the most intelligent and best informed person on every topic, in every scenario. How DARE you not have the basic fucking decency to admit you are a complete moron and should beg for my advice on how to wipe your own ass, lest you do it wrong, like you (probably) have all these years.


Please, someone argue with this post, the irony will be DELICIOUS

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Beats the fuck out of me, I find it very exhausting.

if somone disagrees Ill argue...though somtimes its very hard not to call them an asshole

Presumably that's because most of the time they are an asshole, whether they intend to be or not.

 

[Vault101]

Beats the fuck out of me, I find it very exhausting.

if somone disagrees Ill argue...though somtimes its very hard not to call them an asshole

Presumably that's because most of the time they are an asshole, whether they intend to be or not.

everyone who disagrees with me is an asshole, thats a proven fact

but seriously I think what I ment was if I slug it out with somone for that long I'm very tempted to insult them...because often they annoy me