   King of Men and eektor's formal debate thread
  In the interest of avoiding gangbangs, I would request that no arguments be posted in this thread except by me and eektor; the whole point is that we can concentrate the debate on one topic and one poster, without being overwhelmed. The subject of discussion is abiogenesis; the question is, can life arise from non-living matter through natural processes, without intelligent intervention? I will affirm the hypothesis, and try to show ways in which it can happen; my esteemed opponent will oppose. I have to leave for work now, and will post my first real argument when I get back; meanwhile, I would appreciate if eektor would post saying he will participate - it's a bit boring debating yourself! - and also suggesting any rules or formatting he wants for the debate. I think we can take 'no ad homs' as a matter of course, but is there anything else we should agree to beforehand? Perhaps a length limitation? I would prefer that we stick to the single topic of abiogenesis; other parts of the evolution/creation debate are interesting in their own right, but it's a huge subject. To avoid being overwhelmed, I would much prefer that our debate does not go off in five or ten different directions. I would therefore propose that, if either of us goes off-topic, the other is permitted to say 'not relevant to this discussion' without this being taken as an admission of defeat on the point.   
  I suggest a mutually agreeable definition to relevant terms.  Life being the most obvious one.   ;  I've got a better idea: Why don't you guys do it over PMs instead?   ;  Ok, I accept your challenge.  Since I do not have any debate experience in high school or in university, you can set the groundrules and I can tell you if I agree with them or not.  You probably know more about that anyways.  I like the idea of being able to say not relevant to the discussion.  Also, maybe we should look at coming up with about 5 points on abiogenesis to debate?  That way we can keep the discussion from going on different directions.   ;Quote:Original post by SneftelI've got a better idea: Why don't you guys do it over PMs instead?So as not to not deprive us from the humoristic value of this "debate".   ;Quote:Original post by Max_PayneQuote:Original post by SneftelI've got a better idea: Why don't you guys do it over PMs instead?So as not to not deprive us from the humoristic value of this "debate".Not relevant to the discussion.   ;Quote:Original post by JBourrieQuote:Original post by Max_PayneQuote:Original post by SneftelI've got a better idea: Why don't you guys do it over PMs instead?So as not to not deprive us from the humoristic value of this "debate".Not relevant to the discussion.Not relevant to your MOM's discussion.   ;Quote:Original post by SneftelI've got a better idea: Why don't you guys do it over PMs instead?I'd like to see this debate. Who knows, we might all learn something!   ;Quote:Original post by skjinedmjeetQuote:Original post by JBourrieQuote:Original post by Max_PayneQuote:Original post by SneftelI've got a better idea: Why don't you guys do it over PMs instead?So as not to not deprive us from the humoristic value of this "debate".Not relevant to the discussion.Not relevant to your MOM's discussion.My mom is not relevant to this discussion.   ;  I like caek.   