Ever watch Mythbusters on TV?

If you put forth a viewpoint on a public forum, why be afraid to have it tested? What’s the worst thing that happens? In an intelligent debate the issue is the veracity of the topic r opinion. It isn’t about the opinion holder.

The more people that use it the more I become in Google’s eyes the place to go. People follow people.

Real estate is a number game.

In Florida, You are considered a VOW Virtuail Office web site. Thus you have to follow a bunch more rules.

I want to be the pretty girl in the bar that everyone want to meet.

You have to give them something to know you are interested in meeting them.

plus I think Russell is the man. Have not meet him but have traded email. Great guy.

My favorite subjects in school were history, logic, and speech, which included argumentation or debate. The key to debate, and it isnt always obvious when in action, is the purpose. Are you seeking to find the truth, or to win the argument for the sake of winning? The latter is eristic, from the ancient Greek word Eris meaning to wrangle or strife.

This is what we find prevalent through that thread and many other online discussions. For many of the participants, there isnt a reasonable goal of factual discovery, but merely to win the argument. This eristic dialogue is more frequently found in court, where a lawyer needs to persuade regardless of the facts. Same thing we see in politics. However, without the skillset of a Reagan, Clinton or Obama, it usually degenerates into arguing for the sake of conflict. There is no persuasion, winner or resolution.

With Plato, public debate frequently ended up with reaching some common ground on issues that weren’t based on reason or logic, such as political views. In other areas, it resulted in scientific proofs as myths and theories were factually proved or disproved.

Eric, I applaud you for taking a chance on this. Unfortunately, many people dont want proof. They dont want to do a/b testing. They believe what they believe and to be proven wrong is failure that is taken personally, not success.

Success? Yes, success. If my opinion is factually incorrect and you can show me why, I am better for it. That is success. The key is to not be married to the opinion, but to the goal of seeking the truth.

Or more leads.

Also, different websites have different cultures, sorta like Vulcans, Humans, Klingons, etc. Some places are sorta like the Fight Club. Anyway, knowing that going in, I learn some and I arrive with entertainment in mind. I like MMA too.

As sales people, we are lots of thing, hopefully we are professional communicators, presenters and problem solvers – it seem’s we need these skills to create sustainable success. Plus our clients rely on us to “cool out” emotional issues. I wonder if the most aggressive, socially awkward and insecure commenters are also less successful in creating sustainable success?

And lastly, unless it’s a friend, if someone wants to bust a cap in their own ass, I’ll hand them a fist full of bullets. It’s easier to look like a diamond when you’re standing next to dirt clods.

Cheers – Nice post.

One thing he stated struck me to the core:

“If you always have to be right, then someone always have to be wrong. If you’re always right and they’re always wrong, sooner or you are going to turn that person into a LOSER.”

At the risk of going waaaay off course here and injecting too much of my personal life into this argument – that statement alone made me change my parenting approach to allow my children to make more decisions for themselves.

Navy Chief, Navy Pride