Absurd debates you have had

[Blunderboy]

I once had a brilliant debate with a work colleague over who would win in a battle between the various afterlives/Deities. This debate lasted about two weeks on and off.
We reached the conclusion that although her side (mainly comprised of the near infinite Hindu Gods, Egyptians and the like) had the advantage in numbers, they would struggle to overcome the veteran fighters that would comprise my side (Norse Valhalla,with the assistance of the Greek, Roman and Celtic Pantheons) and so we decided to call it a draw.
At one point I tried to argue that since Thor is a Norse God, but also in the Avengers, I should be allowed Marvel characters on my side. Not surprisingly, that was disallowed.
So yeah, that was pretty silly, but it passed the time at a crappy job.

 

[Biosophilogical]

I spent a fair chunk of a Study of Religion lesson debating that, on the premise of a set of beliefs we'd just been discussing, we are in fact figments of Wakonda's imagination. I won, but they didn't accept my victory. My friend understood though (and trust me, if I had been wrong, he would've told me).

 

[HandsomeZer0]

Class discussion on cultural identity which was turned into an argument of upside down masturbation verses my choking thyself masturbation.. Neither of us one, even if i had a red neck.

 

[Hawgh]

When does a knife become a sword?

Many hours of discussion ensued. None of it was sensible.

Never. Swords have sharp edges on both sides. Knives do not.

At least that's how it was explained to me.

Not correct, sabres, rapiers and katanas are all single-edged swords.

EDIT: except apparently rapiers are double-edged.

I once spent an evening debating the most efficient way to track down an associate, operating under the assumption that he passed out due to being away from his computer for too long.

Adapting even the strictest search algorithm to the physical world results in a swift increase in doors you have to kick down.

 

[Hamish Durie]

weird debates with firends story of my life
what cane first the sun or the earth
what colour is up
will every american state ever accept gays
when will FOX news admit to eating children (was a very short debate)
when will they relase pokemon pink

 

[Jonny49]

Me and a friend once debated who would win in a fight between a Terminator and an Alien.

I still maintain the stance that the Terminator would win.

 

[orangeban]

Well, I was in a proper former debate once, and it was my turn to argue, when someone stood up and said I had the mind of a 5 year old. I was slightly... boggled to say the least.

 

[DJDarque]

A friend and I once got into a debate about whether or not Bruce Lee's voice is dubbed over in a lot of his movies.

 

[trophykiller]

I had an argument with a kid at school ounce over gun control. He even went as far as to say that there is no such thing as illegal drug trade, and that the junkies in the school just didn't exsist.

Another one was about zombie survival:

Me: what is your zombie survival plan?

Friend: well, I'd lock up in this school, and-

Me: school's a bad idea, windows all around and no supplies.

Friend: well, you know, it has advantages.

Me: Like?

F: the ZSG said it was a good idea.

M: so Max Brooks' word is law?

F: Well... Fine, I'd get a crowbar, they're really light and easy to swing-

M: They're not light, your talking about a thick iron rod, remember? Wait, how long is it?

F: I don't know, um, six feet.

M: Ya, I'm calling you out there, a six foot crowbar is not light, or easy to swing.

F: Oh, I think I may have confused it with my pikes.

M: *Facepalm*

 

[Blunderboy]

Me and a friend once debated who would win in a fight between a Terminator and an Alien.

I still maintain the stance that the Terminator would win.

Against a single Xenomorph, sure, but those things come in hives.

 

[MinimanZombie]

Well I once had a debate with two of my friends during an assembly about who was faster: Sonic Or Yoshi? They were absolutely convinced it was Yoshi.

 

[tehfeen83]

When playing poker with my friends once, I almost got into a fistfight with a mate over the colour pink. He'd asked if i would ever wear a pink t-shirt, I said no because pink was too feminine a colour, he said it wasn't. It escalated. Funny in hindsight, but when a 6 foot ex-soldier is screaming at you that pink is a neutral colour (it's not), it was quite unsettling. Good times.

 

[Xaio30]

I once had an argument on whether the holocaust really happened or not, he saying that it didn't.

 

[BGH122]

OP: I don't have absurd debates. All my debates are awesome. I'm just that cool.

I really can't understand people like this, it's just a veiled way of saying "I don't give a f&&k about what happens to you or what discrimination/prejudices you face because I don't deal with them and I don't understand why people get married anyway" I can tell he's young and or single, because I've never heard anyone brush off the concept of marriage so much as to say it has no legal significance, even for people who are denied that and other kinds recognition.

I disagree. I think the point he was making, with which I agree, was that marriage is a pointless and incredibly dated institution that archaeological evidence suggests first arose with the Abrahamic religions.

I think the two of you were arguing across one another. He was arguing that marriage itself is worthless and you were arguing that legal discrimination is bad, yet neither of you were actually addressing one another's points so it wasn't really a debate of any form, just statements.

I think it's rough to say, essentially, that "well he must be a child or a virgin because all couples agree that marriage is great!". That strikes me as unfair and I disagree. None of the girls I've dated think marriage is a good idea and I definitely don't. Thankfully, English society seems to agree with me as marriage is fast going the way of the dinosaur with fewer and fewer people getting married. I predict that marriage rate is roughly proportional to religiosity, as the latter has been freefalling in the past half century and so too has marriage rate.

For the record I do agree that the law shouldn't be discriminating based upon sexuality and if there's any church that's willing to marry homosexuals then a homosexual marriage should be legally equivalent to a heterosexual marriage. What I don't agree with (and neither do my gay friends, thankfully) is the concept of legally forcing churches to marry homosexuals; telling a church that it must accept homosexuality, however strongly its beliefs are against it, is antithetical to the concept of diversity and represents a slide towards tyranny of the majority.

Again, for the record, I'm an atheist and despise religion. However, I respect the right of the religious to believe whatever insane nonsense they wish and strongly oppose any measures to restrict their liberty with regards to practising what they believe.

 

[the spud]

Many lunch time fisticuffs have been thrown over the pronunciation of ramen noodles.

Other than: One half of my family still doesn't believe in evolution, so I have spent hours debating that.

 

[Caveworm]

How the Empire would have won if the death star was a giant lollipop. All the X-Wings, Y-Wings, would have become stuck while attacking it. Easy pickings for the Empire. Pew Pew Rebel scum!

All sorts of different flavour Death Stars.

Even a see through Death Star.

 

[Aetera]

I once had a heated debate with my friends over whether Giles from Buffy would be a Slytherin or a Ravenclaw. Due to his Ripper side and willingness to do whatever needed to be done, no matter how much his hands got dirty, I was firmly in the Slytherin camp.

...Yeah. This lasted for a good half-hour.

 

[Cogwheel]

None, actually. Ever.

But only because I back out of debates and arguments near-instantly.

 

[SamuelT]

How the Empire would have won if the death star was a giant lollipop. All the X-Wings, Y-Wings, would have become stuck while attacking it. Easy pickings for the Empire. Pew Pew Rebel scum!

All sorts of different flavour Death Stars.

Even a see through Death Star.

A Death Star with a Chewy center!

 

[Johanthemonster666]

OP: I don't have absurd debates. All my debates are awesome. I'm just that cool.

I really can't understand people like this, it's just a veiled way of saying "I don't give a f&&k about what happens to you or what discrimination/prejudices you face because I don't deal with them and I don't understand why people get married anyway" I can tell he's young and or single, because I've never heard anyone brush off the concept of marriage so much as to say it has no legal significance, even for people who are denied that and other kinds recognition.

I disagree. I think the point he was making, with which I agree, was that marriage is a pointless and incredibly dated institution that archaeological evidence suggests first arose with the Abrahamic religions.

I think the two of you were arguing across one another. He was arguing that marriage itself is worthless and you were arguing that legal discrimination is bad, yet neither of you were actually addressing one another's points so it wasn't really a debate of any form, just statements.

I think it's rough to say, essentially, that "well he must be a child or a virgin because all couples agree that marriage is great!". That strikes me as unfair and I disagree. None of the girls I've dated think marriage is a good idea and I definitely don't. Thankfully, English society seems to agree with me as marriage is fast going the way of the dinosaur with fewer and fewer people getting married. I predict that marriage rate is roughly proportional to religiosity, as the latter has been freefalling in the past half century and so too has marriage rate.

For the record I do agree that the law shouldn't be discriminating based upon sexuality and if there's any church that's willing to marry homosexuals then a homosexual marriage should be legally equivalent to a heterosexual marriage. What I don't agree with (and neither do my gay friends, thankfully) is the concept of legally forcing churches to marry homosexuals; telling a church that it must accept homosexuality, however strongly its beliefs are against it, is antithetical to the concept of diversity and represents a slide towards tyranny of the majority.

Again, for the record, I'm an atheist and despise religion. However, I respect the right of the religious to believe whatever insane nonsense they wish and strongly oppose any measures to restrict their liberty with regards to practising what they believe.

I never said churches HAD to marry if they didn't agree with it.

I'm an agnostic atheist, and I'd prefer a secular union with all the same rights as an ordinary marriage (my boyfriend agrees).

He's not wrong in that society is changing and the idea of marriage in a traditional sense is VERY dated, people are waiting longer to get married, prefer universal civil unions for everyone rather than full blown, rigid marriage as soon as possible, and to make the "baby-making" legitimate to society "cuz it's within marriage".

More people are not getting married true, but monogamous couples still need some sort of recognition... even if it's just several categories in a relaxed system.

I'm not saying Canada is perfect, but their system makes the most sense to me.


Yes, your chart is correct across the industrial world... but it remains that the option to get married in the traditional sense should be open to everyone.

For the record, he wasn't wrong and frankly that position would be more flexible in a sexual open society where you could arrange your relationship however you wanted with no apparent pressure to conform to anything (though humans will always gravitate toward "follow what's popular... it's more secure")