Debate (Jan. 19)

There are certain issues in life that are worth debating and several that are not. Telling the difference is not all that easy anymore as it seems like people enjoy debating for the mere sake of debating. There are also certain instances where topics are worth debating and times when certain issues are not worth debating. The interesting thing behind it all is that a good healthy debate is something that is very intellectually stimulating and healthy for the mind. In synthesizing all of these thoughts, one has to wonder if the reality of the matter then is simply that people, politicians and lawyers in particular, have forgotten what healthy debate actually is. Perhaps it is that they were never honestly educated in healthy debate and are more caught up in the rules of how they must discuss topics with the emphasis on them winning versus coming to a point where they could say that the debate was good and healthy. Is the point of debate to win or to allow your mind to practice thinking?