Eryk Davis Ester
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quote:Originally posted by Computo: If a serious forum serves as a debating forum, then it could follow rules of logic.
Now this may be the funniest single line on the entire boards.
quote: Now, I know the idea of rules sounds funny coming from me, but rules of logic necessarily keep things civil.
They also have a nice connection to an important little thing called "truth". Valid arguments (ones which obey all the "rules") are "truth-preserving", meaning that if their premises are true, their conclusions will be true as well.