# Are there accepted "Debate Rules" @SDMB?

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**Created:** [August 10, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469 "2005-08-10T17:28:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469/21 "2005-08-12T03:04:56Z")

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> [@Bryan Ekers](#):
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> Bird, mammal… what’s the diff?

Heck, “one-trick loon” would be even better . . .

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469/22 "2005-08-12T05:04:41Z")

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> [@Fear Itself](#):
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> Don’t forget the one wherein introducing evidence of Near Death Experiences automatically wins the debate (_any_ debate) for you, as anyone who disagrees is afraid of the Truth.

That is not true. Only one poster actually ever _wins_ debates (and he will declare which debates he has won); NDE’s simply give you a license to interrupt any and all discussions of science, medicine, religion, spirituality, marriage vows, or a number of other topics to spread the message you learned while your brain was dead.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469/23 "2005-08-12T15:10:20Z")

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> [@tomndebb](#):
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> That is not true. Only one poster actually ever _wins_ debates (and he will declare which debates he has won); NDE’s simply give you a license to interrupt any and all discussions of science, medicine, religion, spirituality, marriage vows, or a number of other topics to spread the message you learned while your brain was dead.

Shouldn’t that last bit be present tense? 😃

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**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469/24 "2005-08-12T16:03:47Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> Shouldn’t that last bit be present tense? 😃

Oh, well spotted.

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**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-accepted-debate-rules-sdmb/316469/25 "2005-08-12T16:05:10Z")

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**Colibri.** Sorry. That should be: Ohhhhhhh. Well-_spotted._

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