#HBC | Dark Horse
Mach-Hommy x Murakami
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That has to be like 20 for numbers...
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I'm actually not a scientist, I'm an engineer. A physics TA of mine once told me that the difference is that "scientists dislike engineers because we're smarter, but you get paid more". I'm tempted to agree. I don't think I've ever worn a lab coat. Software guys pretty much get to wear whatever we want. Jeans and a collared shirt. And even less formal on Fridays.
T-shirts with witty phrases and/or nerdy jokes always welcome.
Three pages back, his score was -3.that's +4 to battlecow I think... it's getting hard to keep track
A subjective personal appeal right in the crux of Ciaza's argument who is pro-Battlecow acceptance substantiates the initial premise of what can be expected from Battlecow in a normal conversation. Ciaza concedes that Battlecow may not be a consistently good debater. Again on what criteria should we evaluate good debaters? There is always going to some degree of subjectivity regarding this issue. Therefore the best criteria from which to judge someone would be someone who relies on objectivity, facts, and logical thought processes in order to construct and refute points. Does this sound like the kind of debater that Battlecow is? Because if it doesn't then you know where your vote should go.Battlecow said:The ONLY argument you can make for abortion being OK is that the foetus' life isn't worth preserving. At 3 months? Maybe. But babies are ****ing cute, yo, and late-term foetuses are basically babies. No, they're not self-aware. But unless you're willing to go to baby-killing lengths like Budget cadet over there, you haven't got a leg to stand on.
Dre said:Battlecow has posted in two of my threads just saying "Dre is wrong", which is a needless insult that I ignored. I don't have anything against him, I find him entertaining/amusing.
Ocean said:stop taking battlecow (and yourself) so seriously. if he bothers you that much, then block him, but you're getting worked up over something you shouldn't be.
Following from your first point, there's nothing wrong with debating hypotheticals. I don't believe The Sleeping Beauty problem is going to happen in real life any time soon, but that doesn't mean that by not debating it we won't learn anything. At the very least, you keep your DEBATING SKILLS sharp.Battlecow conjectures that killing old people is a means to increasing felicity. First of all, there is little to no practical value in debating such a topic as it has minimal chance of actually occurring. Second of all, there is no evidence that the death of the elderly will lead to getting rid of government systems such as social security|medicare. Finally, Battlecow doesn't explain how getting rid of such programs will result in money distribution to citizens and whether this money will actually help in improving the quality of life of the individuals at the cost of psychological pain. Battlecow does state that problems exist in his theory, but he doesn't bother to provide a cost benefit analysis as to why his proposals outweigh the costs and tends to rely on insults, subjectivity, and personal appeals to drive his point across. This tends to be a trend in the topics he creates and even though he does deviate at times to provide examples, these are more of a rarity than a norm with respect to recent behavior.
Ciaza's premise for letting Battlecow in is that the DH has low standards and BC's response to CK warrants that he is capable of debating and showing coherent sentences. My belief is that anyone can argue on a basic level: th3kuzinator I think you're stupid because you have a purple name. That is an argument, it is also an ad-hominem and it also does not have logical correlation. It is also a strawman example. Therefore let me quote you a section of the post that Ciaza posted:
I would argue that his subjective personal appeal is taken out of context. If it were stand-alone, sure, I'd have to say it's flawed. However the statement that babies are cute and late-term fetus' are basically babies, shows that the point he was trying to get across is that fetus' share a common trait with babies - that they're cute. If he can demonstrably show that enough traits are shared between the two it develops into a logical point to be argued in the debate.A subjective personal appeal right in the crux of Ciaza's argument who is pro-Battlecow acceptance substantiates the initial premise of what can be expected from Battlecow in a normal conversation. Ciaza concedes that Battlecow may not be a consistently good debater. Again on what criteria should we evaluate good debaters? There is always going to some degree of subjectivity regarding this issue. Therefore the best criteria from which to judge someone would be someone who relies on objectivity, facts, and logical thought processes in order to construct and refute points. Does this sound like the kind of debater that Battlecow is? Because if it doesn't then you know where your vote should go.
These terms are intentionally vague in order to make the DH flexible. My sentence and argument were both coherent. I was arguing that th3kuzinator was stupid off the premise that he has a purple name. I should be let into the DH as I met these minimal standards. There are no official standards to accept or refuse a debater aside from collective acceptance from the batch of current debaters in the DH.GoldShadow said:As long as you are reasonably capable of debating and forming coherent sentences and arguments, you'll be let in.
This is the same thing that happened last time. I think he's doing it on purpose. >_>Just checked. Numbers doesn't have a join request for the Hall, and therefore MY HANDS ARE TIIIIIIED.
+1 Battlecow.
So that's a net +3Just in case you're out of the LOOP Sucumbio, in the Center Stage I've been debatingfor BC's admission, and he's been arguing against it.poorly
Naturally I +1 him.
Making the tally:
Dark Horse -1
underdogs22 -1
Dre. +1
Dragoon Fighter +1
Savon -1
BJTM -1
Sucumbio +1
rvkevin -1
Blazedaces -1
eschemat +1
asianaussie +1
kuz +1
Ocean +1
ciaza +1
Total +2
Town Antichrist.Also, who is Sold2
Anyone want to be more awesome than me and provide links to his posts/threads started to evaluate him?we have a join request from aAndy ... don't know much about this poster, anyone else?