To me it seemed that the majority of Posts in this Forum was not debating as I would have defined it. So I looked up the word in the Merriam-Webtser (which is hopefully not Sexist) and found:
: a contention by words or arguments
//Our polite chat about politics became a heated debate.
//The case sparked a raging public debate on property rights.
I would have defined "Debate" as: Argument based on facts and their Interpretation.
So I would like the Facts stated as Facts (the sky is blue, at least to the human observer at a an unclouded day at least one hour from either sunrise or sunset)and Interpretations as Interpretations.
After clearing up all relevant Facts (any contributor may add relevant ones. The Group will decide if they are relevant), and modes of Interpretation People should be wiser than befire the debate.
