Why do people bother to "debate" TSORon?
Why are Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debating each other three times this month? It's not like either of them are going to change the other's point of view on the issues of the day.
The reason they're debating each other is because
other people are listening. Their real audience is not the person at the other podium, but the millions of silent listeners.
In the same way ... I won't speak for anyone else, but one reason I engage in conversation (or "debate", if you will) here is because of the
millions thousands dozens of others who silently read these discussions and might be persuaded to agree with me.
Also, it helps me to refine my arguments; even if I'm right, I might need some help in explaining those ideas. There are fallacious arguments on both sides of these debates, and I won't claim that I'm immune from falling for the bad arguments of the anti-TSA crowd.
Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
Critics are our friends, they show us our faults.
Those are my reasons. I'll let others speak to their own reasons.