From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Sat Jul 26 2003 - 20:28:21 MDT
At 09:17 AM 7/17/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Natasha Vita-More wrote:
>>For example, being conserving energy and considering emotional
>>sustainability, it is far better to not debate each and every
>>biotechnology Luddite. Consider the recent debate with Greg Stock and
>>George Annas. Greg was cool and stayed with the point, while Annas's
>>augment zigzagged from space exploration to sodomizing children - totally
>>off topic. Because of this, he lost a lot of credibility in the debating
>>circle. His insults, finger pointing and sneering at Greg were so
>>unappealing, while Greg stayed calm (maybe a bit too calm), and even if
>>he missed the opportunity to nail Annas on some of his ridiculous points,
>>he did conserve his dignity. Greg came out as the winner of the debate.
>
>Are you sure? They looked about equal to me; Greg Stock might have been
>slightly ahead, but not by much.
I place value percentage points on how one debates. An ingredient for
winning a debate is the manner in which a person debates. The machinations
of Annas caused deductions to his cleverly gained points.
Natasha
Natasha Vita-More
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