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Originally Posted by photon
The big downside with a face to face argument or discussion is that it's too fluid.. people can say things and get away with it, while on a discussion in a forum you can't. I can make claims and in a face to face there's no time to go fact check, or no time to go back and see if that's actually what I said before, or if that's what you said before. Online, it's all written down. I think that makes for far more interesting and meaningful discussions.. I hate discussing religion face to face because I can't fact check, I can't do some research before my reply, I can't take some time to think about it. Face to face arguments are basically informal debates, and debates are useless. Worse than useless, someone can be completely wrong in a debate but if they are a skilled debater they can "win" the debate.
EDIT: But I agree, saying "I'm smarter" is destructive to any discussion, face to face or Internet.
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Good point, I agree often by correspondence people have better, more thorough, and often more stimulating conversations. The only problem is that people are touchy about certain subjects, and insult can often occur - mostly with people who aren't commonly posting.