I question whether we have to follow rules of debate
Depends. If you mean rules as in guidelines that prevent you from falling into the trap of logical fallacies (http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html), I wouldn't say those should be strictly observed. It's entirely up to the debater whether they'd choose to embarrass themselves by resorting to those fallacies.
If you mean the rules as they're stipulated in the community profile, well that's another story. They're there for a reason.
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Date: 13/6/13 19:21 (UTC)Depends. If you mean rules as in guidelines that prevent you from falling into the trap of logical fallacies (http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html), I wouldn't say those should be strictly observed. It's entirely up to the debater whether they'd choose to embarrass themselves by resorting to those fallacies.
If you mean the rules as they're stipulated in the community profile, well that's another story. They're there for a reason.