When you know you're arguing semantics

[written by chronomax who writes here]

Who has the burden?

Here's something that happened again to me today; I was told that I have the burden of proof to say how UFOs aren't real. I tried to explain in the Q&A session how I did not have a burden of proof, yet the opposition kept trying to make the point. Of course, the judges picked up on this, and gave me the round. Huzzah. But these kinds of things are becoming all too common. So, I will try and explain how the burden of proof and the burden of rejoinder works.

Debating the morality of a deity, and degradation.

Debating the morality of a deity is surprisingly easy. I have decided to do a quick inert about how to disprove an argument that uses the idea that the deity is moral.

Fallacy Series 2 - The Likely Lads

OK, so, we're on to the second of the fallacy series: The Likely Lads. If you haven't worked it out, I enjoy British comedies. Because I am British. And I like comedies.

Hello, and welcome, to the Open Debate Society!

Hello, and welcome everyone, to the open debate room wordpress blog. Feel free to comment here, about whatever you want. My name is devex3, and I will be your Lord and Master.

Seriously, though, this will be a website for all who want to debate. This is not pro-atheist, pro-christianity, or pro-anything except pro-debates. In the words of margaret thatcher:

"I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job."