By my estimation we're a group of people who either aren't doing philosophy or don't wish to be doing it. — fdrake

I think that very much depends on what you would count as "doing philosophy". — Janus

And of course, there's the hypocritical anti-philosophy types who don't wish to be doing philosophy, and even claim not to be doing philosophy, while not having the will power to prevent themselves from doing philosophy... and so they go, into the production of depraved philosophy. — Metaphysician Undercover

Myself, I wonder why this particular forum, which is mainly concerned with philosophy, ought to accomodate never-ending threads on vexatious topics such as Middle Eastern politics, which is famously divisive. — Wayfarer

I get that threads on politics generate a lot of animosity, but this is a philosophy forum. That should mean that discussions about politics, society and conflicts at least follow an ability to formulate criticism and arguments by a certain standard of internal logic while maintaining a tone fit for proper philosophical discussion. — Christoffer

I’m not a particularly proactive mod, but I’m very much aware of how hard it is to moderate debates like the Middle East thread — Wayfarer

I just happen to be right when everyone else is wrong so it's justified. — Hanover

This is something I’ve been saying many times. I get that threads on politics generate a lot of animosity, but this is a philosophy forum. That should mean that discussions about politics, society and conflicts at least follow an ability to formulate criticism and arguments by a certain standard of internal logic while maintaining a tone fit for proper philosophical discussion — Christoffer

I just happen to be right when everyone else is wrong so it's justified. — Hanover

There's obviously a difference between political philosophy and arguing politics, the former we see much less of. — Hanover

I think this forum makes a very good distinction between the philosophy of religion and religious debates themselves.

That's a good example. — ssu

My New Year's resolution is to stear clear of the political threads. — Hanover

The threads tend to create bad feeling, accentuate our closely held personal differences, do nothing to cause reconsideration of our views, and generally piss each other off.

It is a good example, consistent with the adage not to discuss religion and politics. — Hanover

Care to share the script? — Lionino

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In the case of the Israel-Palestine discussion it just feels like a perfect example of neither side listening to the other, both handling facts and knowledge like weapons to win an argument without regards to their validity or caring to accept the level of validity of the other side’s presented facts. — Christoffer

if I had the steely self-restraint of a Michael — Baden

boagie has been banned for low quality and toxicity. — Jamal

Well that's a surprise. I was expecting to find the name of someone else on this latest tombstone to be quite honest. — Outlander

hat there are textbooks teaching argumentation in law that instruct lawyers to use what in philosophy is known as informsl logical fallacies. — baker