tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post2294245195554389016..comments2023-12-26T03:55:24.907-05:00Comments on Speaking in Foolish Tongues: Debate Tip #3: Wear Teflon UnderwearTWFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-8200174716734762762013-09-14T21:41:55.993-04:002013-09-14T21:41:55.993-04:00Urg, those morality debates, Grundy... I don'...Urg, those morality debates, <b>Grundy</b>... I don't know why it's so hard to get them to realize what they already know! :-) Anyway, I can understand an exception there.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-71129787110196625032013-09-14T14:58:41.305-04:002013-09-14T14:58:41.305-04:00I disengage with one warning. I don't fire bac...I disengage with one warning. I don't fire back (anymore) but I won't still be disrespected either. If someone gets personal, I let them know that's not how to debate and continue, if it happens again I'm gone.<br /><br />I make an exception for debates of God-given morality. The other person is basically saying that you are a bad person for using an inferior moral code, which I don't mind since it is kind of unavoidable and relevant to the debate.Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-70571924341099580832013-09-11T08:20:30.801-04:002013-09-11T08:20:30.801-04:00Ha! Indeed Zoe. I guess we'll need to add so...Ha! Indeed <b>Zoe</b>. I guess we'll need to add some golashes to the debate outfit. :-) Wouldn't that be pretty!TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-43034356334573512922013-09-11T07:29:44.322-04:002013-09-11T07:29:44.322-04:00But then you end up with wet feet.
:-PBut then you end up with wet feet.<br /><br />:-PZoe Bloomerhttp://andnowagain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-3527026467987682112013-09-11T00:18:15.581-04:002013-09-11T00:18:15.581-04:00Sounds good Hausdorff. Of course, sometimes it...Sounds good <b>Hausdorff</b>. Of course, sometimes it's difficult to know when to keep going or when to disengage. :-)TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-64258415176166551552013-09-10T15:44:27.942-04:002013-09-10T15:44:27.942-04:00Agreed. I try to avoid such name calling. I'll...Agreed. I try to avoid such name calling. I'll either move past it and continue arguing like it wasn't said at all, or I'll just disengage. Hausdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690401058367596952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-24917135303488588102013-09-10T13:02:22.342-04:002013-09-10T13:02:22.342-04:00Thanks Sabio. I like that insult-defusing approac...Thanks <b>Sabio</b>. I like that insult-defusing approach. I've never used it myself, but I may just try to do so next time around.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-2842578853166167882013-09-10T08:42:20.071-04:002013-09-10T08:42:20.071-04:00Good advice and very fun pic!
Another technique I ...Good advice and very fun pic!<br />Another technique I may use is to trump their insult.<br />If they say, "Don't be foolish....."<br />I may say something like, "but I am a fool and very uneducated on these issues, but ..."<br />That method can be useful too -- especially if you are sincere.<br />And when it comes to such confessions, I can be most sincere!!Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.com