I find arguing a great thing, as long as there's no emotional properties involved. It comes from two opposing sides and pitting them together. If one side is victorious, the other side has learnt something new and gains a new way of thinking. If neither win, at least it has opened the doors to new arguments, new types of thought, and closed the door on failed points.
I enjoy the internet and its many forums for this. One big long argument about anything and everything. Everyone can get involved and talk and banter about whatever they want, and in the process learn. Throughout history we've never had something on this scale. But then, why is it so detested?
When arguing with someone, they take such great offence. In a recent one about bull fighting, the person I was arguing against felt like the argument had grown personal so I decided to leave it. When I declared it, the words, "Oh noes, someone's wrong on the internet," cropped up. But, wha- I want an argument, not attempting to iron out the folk online. I'm not using this post as an attack, but as an example. It comes in too many times when people get frustrated over an argument rather then actually have a civilized one, or people are having a civilized argument and a third party jumps in and shouts "Flame war!". People get offended over spelling errors and when someone critiques a review, whereas I love it when people point out a mistake in my ways. It all goes in to help me to learn and construct a better view of the subject.
There is a difference between, "Xbox is better then the PS3!" then "The Xbox is better then the PS3 because it has a wider variety of games and the fact that its processors can do... blah blah blah."
The first only erupts into that thing I mentioned above, a flame war, while the latter is an argument. Even this is a form of argument I am presenting.
So I guess I just want to see what people understand of arguments in general and how they can help themselves and me in the future when arguing.
I enjoy the internet and its many forums for this. One big long argument about anything and everything. Everyone can get involved and talk and banter about whatever they want, and in the process learn. Throughout history we've never had something on this scale. But then, why is it so detested?
When arguing with someone, they take such great offence. In a recent one about bull fighting, the person I was arguing against felt like the argument had grown personal so I decided to leave it. When I declared it, the words, "Oh noes, someone's wrong on the internet," cropped up. But, wha- I want an argument, not attempting to iron out the folk online. I'm not using this post as an attack, but as an example. It comes in too many times when people get frustrated over an argument rather then actually have a civilized one, or people are having a civilized argument and a third party jumps in and shouts "Flame war!". People get offended over spelling errors and when someone critiques a review, whereas I love it when people point out a mistake in my ways. It all goes in to help me to learn and construct a better view of the subject.
There is a difference between, "Xbox is better then the PS3!" then "The Xbox is better then the PS3 because it has a wider variety of games and the fact that its processors can do... blah blah blah."
The first only erupts into that thing I mentioned above, a flame war, while the latter is an argument. Even this is a form of argument I am presenting.
So I guess I just want to see what people understand of arguments in general and how they can help themselves and me in the future when arguing.
