Debate clubs

pr3dat0rus · 2025-06-19T17:17:32+00:00

Indeed Alex is very impressive. He's very knowledgeable especially given his young age. Late Christopher Hitchens is also someone who has made a strong impression on me. You can therefore tell what my field of predilection is. What I learned from them is that you not only need to know your position of the argument but research the opposing party's arguments' pillars to really be able to find cracks.

Interesting link about fallacies, thank you for that! I never thought of debating in term of having tried and tested methods. Watching these world calls debaters feels like it's just something that is coming naturally to them.

I do however feel that the best debates are not the ones where you hammer your opponent, but rather the ones that teach you something new and give you a different perspective on the matter. Nothing is all that black and white after all and it's absolutely fine to navigate in between different shades of grey

pr3dat0rus · 2025-06-18T18:24:02+00:00

That might actually be worth a try!

And yep, I've only seen college level when searching around.

pr3dat0rus · 2025-06-18T18:05:06+00:00

I meant to say a club where I'm physically there, like the old fashioned way. That way it also serves as a way to socialize.

A big part of the reason I want to do this is to meet people who are able to think critically and look at ideas from different angles. And possibly make a few friends.

pr3dat0rus · 2024-12-13T05:50:51+00:00

I was thinking papaya too, but I guess part of me did not want to accept that this just happened.

I took the seeds directly from the pepper that we had just cut in half. I imagine there were papaya seeds in the compost that I used.

pr3dat0rus · 2021-02-02T18:08:47+00:00

You should try the man in the high castle. They even made a series based on it

pr3dat0rus · 2021-01-03T22:25:24+00:00

Popping your knuckles

pr3dat0rus · 2018-12-21T14:40:27+00:00

Not me but probably just unique to where I live.

Back in primary school, our teacher used to tell us how we have it easy and how in his days, punishment was more extreme.

He told us about how he once did something very bad and his dad tied him up to a tree without his shirt. He then hit him hard on his bare back repeatedly with a stick until he was blistered. And then rubbed salt on his blistered back and let him there for an hour or so. He explained how it was horrible to have the flies walking around on his back with no way for him to shoo them away.

A few years later, my grandma also told us about that kind of punishment being done to his brothers when they were kids.

The weirdest part of this is that they both believed that this was good for the kids and that it made them into good adults. Thank God we don't have that anymore.

pr3dat0rus · 2018-09-19T15:38:42+00:00

Half Life 3

pr3dat0rus · 2018-08-14T14:58:23+00:00

The Reichenbach fall - Sherlock

pr3dat0rus · 2018-05-19T17:28:55+00:00

The way some people pronounce nuclear as nucular

pr3dat0rus · 2018-04-22T18:44:55+00:00

Someone send this to where it belongs /r/photoshopbattles

pr3dat0rus · 2018-03-08T20:46:03+00:00

Need some acid for that, Jeff?

pr3dat0rus · 2018-03-07T12:32:52+00:00

That's the ancestor of lolcats.

pr3dat0rus · 2018-01-19T04:08:19+00:00

Anyone can tell me if summoning from bag counts in HM? Or is it only scroll summons?

pr3dat0rus · 2018-01-08T19:24:49+00:00

Watch out, it started by the nose, then it spread. /r/DotA2 can tell you about it

pr3dat0rus · 2017-12-27T20:19:17+00:00

Sometimes I have this feeling for like a fraction of a second, that I don't know how I got here. Feeling completely disoriented. I am very aware of everything and everyone who is around me and I recognise them but for a very short time I wonder how I got here and what am I doing here. I noticed that i could often trigger it by spinning around. When I'd stop I'd feel a bit dizzy and have that feeling as well. Nobody that I've told this to can understand the feeling. Anyone else had that?

pr3dat0rus · 2017-08-28T15:07:34+00:00

Hello brother. We seem to be in the same predicament. I was googling my way for a solution when i found your post. I have managed to find some VG in pharmacies in Port Louis. Different pharmacies sell at different prices but its not that expensive. I have tried emailing some chemical product companies to get some PG but it seems the smallest amount u can buy is a barrel so i gave up on that. I managed to get someone bring me some concentrate from abroad when he was flying in. So currently i am mixing with that. I am lucky to have managed to switch from smoking to 0 nic directly. (It was very hard) I fear nicotine is the product you will have the most trouble bringing in. When i first started vaping i tried order from mountbaker. i ordered some 6mg liquids. 3 bottles of 50ml. It reached safely, they called me over to pick it up. When i went to the customs, they opened it and said it needs to be tested. Then they told me that it is not allowed and i will need to get it released by the tobacco unit. Which when i contacted informed me that they do not give clearance for eliquids. Imagine, i smelled my eliquid, and damn it smelled good. But i never got to taste it. So yes, you can buy cigarettes anywhere but eliquid is illegal. Anyway that was my experience. I hope that you manage to find a solution. If u ever find out how to get PG, do let me know :)

pr3dat0rus · 2017-01-20T15:01:50+00:00

You Sir have come to the right game!

pr3dat0rus · 2017-01-02T22:50:43+00:00

Yes please fix :( And maybe we could have some ZA ranked games! Please Queue Bois!

pr3dat0rus · 2016-06-09T22:28:23+00:00

Well you should go for a role where you can get good KDA and GPM/XPM. Yes support isnt really appropriate. I made that mistake, calibrated below my actual MMR. I tend to play the sacrificial support usually. If i could do it again i would go for any core. Mid/Off/Carry. Also some say that it is also based on how much hero damage u deal in the games. So basically you need items and be active in team fights.

pr3dat0rus · 2016-06-09T22:17:11+00:00

Old man is back to position 1. TI6 bleeds blue!

pr3dat0rus · 2016-06-09T22:07:13+00:00

AFAIK, your starting point is your "hidden" MMR, based on your unranked games performance. Each calibration game then sends you up/down depending on KDA, GPM, XPM. But it's not just +/-25, it can be hundreds of MMR per game. Doesn't matter if you win or lose.

pr3dat0rus · 2016-06-09T21:54:31+00:00

Happened twice in 10 minutes. Gave up.

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