The more we argue?

[crazy-man]

I've posted this subject on another forum, but I want to see what others have to say.

Would you agree or disagree to the fact that when we argue, the more we tend to hate one another. Also I don't know whether this place is the place to put it.

Well, in my opinion, this is somewhat true. When people argue, I think that the ego plays as the main part in this. If the one side doesn't agree and won't accept that, then I find that they end up hating or despising the other side.

Now I'm asking for other people's opinion, please don't put senseless stuff...

[B~E]

There are mainly two reasons why people debate. First, they usualy try to convince the other party that they're wrong, without accepting any change to their opinion themselves. Or, second possibility, two party work together to analyse, criticize, and build a new idea over a certain subject. One is an affrontement, the other is based on cooperation.

[CelestialBadger]

I think despise would be a better word. In an intellectual discussion people try to pretend that they're above hating someone for having a different opinion, but they're usually not, so they try to hide their hatred and express it in more of a passive agressive way.

This is why I generally try to steer clear of things like politics when I'm talking with people in real life. First of all, there's obviously no right or wrong answer when it comes to political philosophy, so any discussion isn't going to resolve anything. I'd like to point out that I'm using a pretty literal definition of the word "resolve", because people try to say that discussion of ideas generally leads to understanding which could be the resolution that we're looking for when we start a discussion in the first place. I tend to think that the foundation of politics (insert religion, or any other subject that people have strong views about) is too strong and based on passive aggression in the first place to make any progress when it comes to understanding differing view points.

But hey, if people prove me wrong there, I wouldn't complain.

[x42bn6]

Of course, but skilled debaters should never take it personally.

If anything, anger is a sign of losing, or stubbornness on another party. You could also argue that you are not arguing hard enough.

I do have one word, though. Chill.*

[Tempest Storm]

When you focus on only the things you disagree with someone about, you soon forget the simularities you share. You do that long enough, and the only simularity you'll have is your hatred of one another.