Thanks at least some one understands where I am coming from.
In order to advance we must listen to each other instead of argue. Thats why in the thread I said " I already know there are going to be some slick tongued people" and there were.
Arguing will only hold us back we need to unite as one, but every time one of us give an opinion some one else attacks us with unnecessary remarks.
The forums use to be a good place to learn and voice your opinion, but now you say something and people will just attack you, and this drives people away.
I agree everyone needs to grow up and start working togehter, becasue we can learn/help each other if we just listen.
-T.J.
I agree with a lot of these points, but I'd rephrase it as follows:
We definitely need to listen to each other. As well, we should stop arguing. However, constructive criticism is more than welcome, as are opposing viewpoints. Just as we would like our thoughts heard, we should always be welcome to listening to what others who do not share our viewpoint have to say.
When giving an alternative viewpoint, we should definitely not include any derogatory remarks towards the other person; we should treat them as a fellow human being, which they are.
I think it's important to make a distinction between "arguing" needlessly, and "discussing" a topic. While it's important that we should have a community where any opinions are welcome to be shared, it's equally important that we have an open dialogue about those opinions to help refine the accuracy of them. It's just that that open dialogue shouldn't degrade into needless arguments. If there's an impasse in the discussion, so be it--there's no need to beat a dead horse, as the saying goes, and continue the argument when the "truth" of the matter can't be fully obtained, or when the conclusion is far too subjective to come to a mutual agreement between different people.
So while I agree that there shouldn't be "arguments", per se, I don't want people to think that it's not okay to disagree with other members and voice that disagreement, because that's an equally important aspect to the community.
At least, that's how I see things.
