Sentences with phrase «only debate a point»

Interesting how Dems can only debate a point when they can slander and use offensive adjectives to attack whom they disagree with.

Not exact matches

Listening to the hoopleheads debate the intrinsic value of Gold or lack thereof is like watching professional soccer — there will only be one point made for every 27 hours or so worth of back - and - forth tedium.

At that point, it was about masturbation only (no one had made a comparison to homosexuality), so, without much personal stake in the debate, I thought to myself «See, this is why people don't like the answers, not (always) because it doesn't let them do what they want, but because the answers are sometimes very poor indeed.»

Asked about the value of the newspaper debates, Charles said that trying «to lead people to salvation by pointing out sins... only brings antagonism and rebellion and shoves them away.

= > that's a reasonable argument (I disagree with it), but as the amendment only has the affect of reducing the age at which the unborn childs rights are respected, the only point to debate is what age it should be.

Both bloggers were pretty tame when it came to name - calling, but expect this sort of back - and - forth rhetoric to continue by all sides of this debate, with the name - calling and finger - pointing only getting more and more angry and ugly.

Finally, it is a pleasure to read a book on science and religion that is not only well written and informative but refreshingly free of the point - scoring belligerence that often mars such debate.

It extends to all situations in which a judgment or a decision can be made only at the end of a debate or confrontation between adverse opinions and conflicting points of view.

Lipstadt insists, wisely, that no scholar or survivor should engage deniers in debates or other public forums, since this would only give the impression that, whatever the final judgment, Holocaust denial represents a legitimate point of view.

If this were your only point, you and I both know that we wouldn't be having this debate.

It has been pointed out that as long as Christians remain embroiled in endless debates about what women can and can not do for Jesus, we are only utilizing half the Church.

The real debate is not should abortion be allowed, it should only be at what point during pregnancy should we consider the embryo human and thus extending it human rights.

We can't debate civilly, we can only take certain things out of context and point fingers everywhere.

And whilst you are entirely on point when you say DB represents only potential and is nowhere near the finished article I can promise you if he scores a deciding goal for us tomorrow then the debate will snowball, and if he starts knocking a few in for us in the coming months there will be a shed load of revisionist theories being flung around.

(Where the transition point between Bryant and James falls — assuming there is no Dirk Nowitzki interlude circa 2007 — is hotly debated, if only in my head.)

Ivan Actually on re-reading, it was only your 3rd point that is in debate, not point two, which many would agree with (though not much in the 90's, I would have thought.

Only «AA» and «Untold Arsenal» point - blank refuse to have this debate.

In the second half I have only one big debating point.

Not only that, but this issue should be one of the major policy questions that need to be put to all the candidates in the upcoming Labour leadership debate (as I have already pointed out on this site) as requested by Sunder (see What are the difficult questions the leadership candidates need to answer?).

He also pointed out that Gillibrand has «a pretty full plate right now,» noting that she's not only running statewide for the first time, but will likely seek to play a large role in the upcoming immigration reform debate.

Throughout the debate, Faso often pointed to Professor Teachout's liberal policy prescriptions and highlighted that she does not know the district or issues that are important to voters, in part, because she only moved here and registered to vote her earlier this year.

Cuomo campaign officials have responded only by pointing out that debate negotiations typically commence in September, thereby eliminating the chances of a Democratic primary debate.

The debate was very tame, with the the five candidates — including Rice, State Sen. Eric Schneiderman, former federal prosecutor Sean Coffey, Assemblyman Richard Brodsky and former state insurance superintendent Eric Dinallo — disagreeing on only a few points, including a pledge not to eventually seek the office of governor.

He said fact and anecdote had to be separated in the debate, pointing to evidence that immigration drove down wages mainly in lower - paid sectors, and created unemployment only in some localised markets such as catering, construction and food processing.

12:31 - James Arbuthnot (Con), the only MP with a surname which sounds like a drunk man trying to make a point, gets a question in on the defence reserves debate later.

Quinn and Weiner, who recent polls have separated by only five points with Quinn leading, were joined by Sal Albanese, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Comptroller John Liu, Rev. Erick Salgado and Bill Thompson at the Brookyln's Manhattan Beach Jewish Center in a debate hosted by the Jewish Press.

And, yes, the TV debates have injected a wholly new dimension into the battle for power, producing the only really turbo - charged moment - the Clegg surge that put about 8 points on the Lib Dem poll rating.

Although Paul pointed out that the debate should not be «impolite» or «rude,» his comments go against what certain Republicans in office have said in the past: That party fighting and vocal disagreement only help Democrats and President Barack Obama.

«Too often in debates about climate change risk, the starting point is a presumption that only global warming in excess of 2 °C represents a threat to humanity,» says climate scientist Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University, College Park.

Myth 3: Bedbugs can typically live a year without a meal Scientists debate this point, but evidence suggests that at normal room temperature, about 23 degrees Celsius, bedbugs can only survive two to three months without a blood meal.

«I am reminded of debates in economics, investing, politics, religion and climate science where a good heuristic is if the person you are reading only points to evidence of one side and never raises or represents the better aspects of the opponents side.

At that point, the only interest the movie has is debating which is more frustrating: that David Loucka's screenplay abandons its already shaky psychological logic for a twist (twice if one counts the movie's pointless coda) or that it lowers the characters» intelligence to the point that they all line up on at a time to fall victim to the horrors inside the titular house.

In debating the issue, they point out that charters with open - access admission policies are an option already available to neighborhood residents; for admission to most they need only show up on time and enroll.

It is an early (that is before the more celebrated Lincoln - Douglas debates of 1858), devastating critique of Stephen A. Douglas's defense of slavery and, among other points, presented his understanding that the founding generation tolerated slavery only by «necessity,» because it already existed and went to great lengths to limit it with the goal of ending it.

Back on topic, a long but interesting read featuring actual debate on the Amazon vs Hachette debacle: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/michael-cader-of-publishers-lunch.html The first comment also links to Data Guy's breakdown of daily gross takes across a large range of price points, though only for a single day.

Intersting points outlined here, but the one that is most open for debate, IMO, is the idea of worst case scenario of only converting current readers from print to digital.

5) Shooting the messenger — This was some commentary regarding the ongoing debate between the Center for Consumer Freedom and the Humane Society of the United States and the reality that when CCF attacks HSUS, HSUS NEVER disputes their claims, only points out what CCF stands for.

Exactly what this creature is or why it even exists is up for debate because it looks completely out - of - place and only appears once in the game and only for a very small amount of time, but the point is stealth is the key to progressing past it.

Hence whilst the artists behind the iron curtain were following current debates on contemporary art, they were not mimicking their achievements but only using Western practices as a point of reference.

But instead, we have broken narratives scattered throughout the wasteland of 24 - hour news cycles that only come back to global warming as a point of debate or a method of scare tactics.

It's a part of the art business that remains a point of near - constant speculation, if only because it occurs largely behind the scenes and thus encourages debate as to who is selling what and why.

If you have not, and as you have said, you've only «tried to follow the debate by reading journal articles and posts», and I think «tried» is your operative word; then from a scientific point of view, are not then your opinions more in the «less likely» or «very unlikely» category of confidence, from an objective or qualitative argument perspective?

Debating only finer points of doctrine with colleagues who do not question fundamental beliefs is not much of a debate.

At best, this is a debated topic and Crichton only pointed out the possibility of dishonesty.

It's only six pages long and KT hits most of the talking points and conceits of the climate change movement: the hacked emails, «deniers», the complicit media, the importance of avoiding scientific debate plus amusing self - serving cartoons at the end and a loving dedication to friend and colleague, Stephen Schneider.

After all, debate can only happen when there are equal and opposing points.

The only way you can get a point across is in a live debate, that, they can not control, so ask them if they'll do it?

Reaching that point will require not only open debate between the two governments but also the inclusion of all key stakeholders, notably civil society, political parties and the armed opposition groups.»

The only reason peer - review has become such a talking point in the climate debate is that so much of the enduring criticism comes from journo's, politicians and, opinionated bloggers.

Here is your only statements on the matter before your most recent post: «The creationist debate may only exist in an isolated state, but the point is that it is not scientifically orderly.»