I want to take back the word arguing. many people give me a weird look when I tell them that I love to argue. they sometimes say something like, well at least you know your own short comings. the thing is, I do not see it as a shortcoming. argument is how we better our knowledge. when I argue with someone, I bring some information to the table, and the other person(s) bring their own information and they but heads. some of my arguments are dropped and so are some of my counterparts. this refines our arguments and even adds to them. If my argument is way off, I would like to know, wouldn't you?
what we do not want is a fight, which is what many people think of when you say argument. a fight is when instead of giving an argument you attack the person. Richard Dawkins interviews are often examples of this when he calls those who oppose him stupid, ignorant and many more names. once we start attacking the person instead of the argument, we know that our argument is weak and should probably listen to our counterpart and researching the topics under discussion.
for those who think I am the pot calling the kettle black with that comment about Dawkins, I was not targeting Dawkins himself, but his argument taktiks. I have a friend who is a huge fan of Dawkins, and he even admits that his arguments are to insulting. Again, not against Dawkins, but his argument stile.
The key is respect. Do not raise your voice, do not interrupt, and listen to the others side of the argument. I am currently in two ongoing arguments with people I consider close friends. We have known that we disagree on this topic since we met, and still became friends, and will remain friends after we are dun, weather we come to agree or not.
as christians, proverbs 27:5 says open rebuke is better than secret love, and 27:17 says iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. I personally like the new king james version of the Bible.
These verses clearly tell us that we need to make sure that we keep each other's wits sharp.
Evolutionists should have no problem with argument. the whole theory is about conflict making the survivors better. when it comes to argument, let it be survival of the fittest.
the two arguments are about evolution V.S. creation and so those are the sides that I have portrayed here.
