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Lion IRC won the debate, but I still disagree with his viewpoint | 0 | 0% | |
Lion IRC won the debate and I continue to agree with his viewpoint | 1 | 6.67% | |
Lion IRC won the debate and convinced me to alter my viewpoint on the issue | 3 | 20.00% | |
Texas Lynn won the debate, but I still disagree with her viewpoint | 0 | 0% | |
Texas Lynn won the debate and I continue to agree with her viewpoint | 8 | 53.33% | |
Texas Lynn won the debate and convinced me to alter my viewpoint on the issue | 0 | 0% | |
I cannot decide who won the debate | 3 | 20.00% | |
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04-28-2014, 05:39 AM | #2353414 / #1 |
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Texas Lynn vs Lion IRC Debate Peanut Gallery
From here - Texas Lynn proposed to Lion IRC and he accepted.
Since the debate is about to commence, I wont be posting any further debate-related comments either here in the Peanut Gallery thread or elsewhere around the forum until after the debate concludes. Last edited by Lion IRC; 04-28-2014 at 06:00 AM. |
04-28-2014, 11:34 AM | #2353444 / #5 | |
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eta: I'm tempted to cast my vote now.
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04-29-2014, 07:22 AM | #2353806 / #10 | |
I did. F. Poste.
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04-29-2014, 07:32 AM | #2353808 / #11 |
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Lion forgot to mention the historical aspect - marriage initially was an institution to guarantee political and/or economical advantages for the concerned families, e.g. political alliances or wealth (nobody thought of luurrrve). That's why society created laws to regulate marriage.
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04-29-2014, 07:44 AM | #2353816 / #13 |
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BTW, I find it amusing that Lion IRC is huffing and puffing about bringing God into the debate, when he's trying to win a debate on a board full of atheists. Even if Texas Lynn is a Christian hardly anyone else here is, so bringing up God will do nothing to convince the target audience of Lion's arguments. In fact, it'll most likely weaken his position. He'd be better off leaving the whole God thing out.
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04-29-2014, 07:54 AM | #2353819 / #14 |
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Funny thing is, all the points Lion used to praise hetero marriages go for lesbian and gay marriages as well.
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04-29-2014, 08:04 AM | #2353821 / #16 |
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Just reading Lynn's OP again. She doesn't actually give any compelling argument for SSM. There's basically just a sentence at the end that asserts it's the right thing to do, but it's not much of an argument if your aim is to convince someone who is on the fence, or who is against SSM but amenable to argument.
Now personally I'm fine with SSM, and would be happy to see it in all jurisdictions simply on the basis that people want it and there are no good arguments against it that I can see. So, Lynn doesn't have to convince me and Lion does. However, if I wasn't already onside with SSM I think I'd be wanting a lot more from an OP before I even took notice. --------------------------------- Lion has somehow gotten away with two posts in a row. Dunno how that works (might have missed something in the rules) but whatever. His first post doesn't do him any good, because although he makes the point that some people should not be allowed to marry (axe-murdering paedos would probably be a good example) he doesn't really say anything about why SSM per se should not be allowed. His second post just appears to be off the wall ranting, with threats of divine retribution thrown in for added popcorn value. Fucked if I know what the point of all that is.
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04-29-2014, 09:15 AM | #2353826 / #17 |
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Well, Lion IRL already spoke in favour of marriage, there was not much left to say besides mentioning human rights.
I appreciated to learn more about the practical consequences of different treatment of partnerships and marriages.
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04-29-2014, 11:51 AM | #2353841 / #18 |
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So, am I readin it wrong, or did Texas Lynn post the opening of the debate, and then ol Lion IRC done made two posts about how he's gonna post when he posts his openin?
Or are them two posts supposed to be his openin? What in tarnation is goin on over there? |
04-29-2014, 03:38 PM | #2353884 / #20 |
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Lion IRC won the debate and convinced me to alter my viewpoint on the issue
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04-30-2014, 01:16 PM | #2354422 / #23 |
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This debate looks like its heading for a draw, I propose that the participants immediately engage in a second debate after this one amd devote all of their posting attention to its resolution.
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