On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 04:37 PM, Andrew Lias wrote: >> In my humble opinion, anyone who can't debate without making enemies >> needs to examine their thought processes. > > I suppose that this is true but, I'll tell you, I really hate it when > that happens. I used to spend a lot of time debating on alt.atheism > and, inevitably, I made a few enemies. These weren't just people I > disagreed with, but people whom I loathed, and who loathed me, in > turn. [1] > > I think that it is when you reach that point that debate stops dead in > its tracks. I am always up for a good, thoughtful debate, even I disagree with the person I am debating with. Its people who say "I'm right, your wrong" that really get to me. Politicians at either end of the political spectrum are good examples of this.