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Originally posted by IIOA
Irishpipes' response was about the topic of abortion, namely, that it is nearly impossible to find a common ground on the subject. I find nothing funny enough to LOL about this, either.
OK, what light has been shed here? What NEW ideas have been exchanged here that haven't been exchanged in other Internet discussion boards, in front of abortion clinics or water coolers at the office, in the classrooms, or anywhere else?
Personally, I don't look at these kinds of debates as a contest to be "won" by someone and someone else has to get a "consolation prize". This isn't a game we're talking about.
Critiquing the discussion format is irrelevant to the topic being discussed, and it should be obvious to most "grown adults" that this is Irishpipes' way of trying to gracefully disagree without things getting ugly regarding an issue as emotional as this.
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I see you really didn't read for comprehension. So, here goes.
It doesn't matter whether you see something to LOL about. I already stated what I was LOLing about and it wasn't abortion. If that keeps you up at night, fine.
If you don't think light has been shed on this topic, that's your business. Other people have probably read this thread and learned something new about other people's stances and abortion, in general.
Yeah...so you agree that it isn't a contest to be won. That's why I said these are idea exchanges and there's no need to give out consolation prizes when people continue to disagree.
What is relevant to the topic is a matter of opinion. Social issue debates are 50% topic-related and 50% discussion-format. Most of it becomes circular because of the discussion-format and not the topic itself. You don't have to announce that you gracefully disagree for things to not turn ugly. It's pretty clear when people stop posting to each other that the discussion has ended. Let's try it.