debate
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
im sooooo loving my journmates!soooo fun to be with.really.even when im depressed or something, i cant help but laugh when im with them.and i love being with them.theyre actually like clowns. and that's a compliment.theyre like a cool breeze that soothes a wounded soul. (you ought to be proud of that people!!)anyway, paolo and mico were here last night. they were actually just supposed to accompany me home and then, well, they stayed for a bit.we talked about various craps.paolo's mind is very intriguing.im curious.im definitely intrigued.he's one of the most imaginative people ive ever met.he's more mature than most of the senior students of the current batch.he's got an innate talent to create something amazing.and he's got that ability to argue his side in a debate. he's actually a good debate partner.and mico and i found yet another member to our growing "debate club".a few days ago, paolo and i were talking about atheism and agnosticism through text messages.he's an atheist and im an agnostic.then, mico rang me up. he's another agnostic.so, we were basically having a debate about atheism vs agnosticism.a much, much better topic than science vs religion.primarily, if we debate about science vs religion, mico, paolo and i would be on the same team. science's team.but if we tackle atheism vs agnosticsm, we'd be standing on the opposite sides of the case.it was a good debate (understatement alert!)it was intellectually challenging... well, mico and i were in the same team. usually, when we're in the same team, there was only one person who could stand up against us.the great mary roseann ramirez.(peace out rosie! i needed your name yet again.)and now, we've found yet another. the great news editor, paolo rodriguez.(and it rhymes with ramirez... lol.)but, of course, we ended up in a truce. like always.in a good debate, no one ends up as a loser.it never does.when a good debate terminates, both sides always end up with a much greater confidence in their stand compared to their conviction before the debate.no one is swayed.no loser at all.you just expand your ideas... you enhance knowledge... you share thoughts...it is an intellectual battle.you have to keep up with the pace of your "opponent". you cant stutter. you cant just throw in words coz every word that you'll use can be used against you.like i said, it is an intellectual battle.PAOLO'S JOKE:There was a woman tied to a train. Then a man came to rescue her. Then, he brought her to his place and made love to her.Later on, the man went to a bar and shared the story to the bartender.The bartender was like, "What a lucky guy! Was she pretty?""I dont know.", the man replied, "I never found the head."((i was waiting for a hilarous punchline, really... then paolo gave me THAT. i was like "ooh... yeah... right... i forgot, we were talking about paolo."))anyway, i have to go. i have to write my version of the story that we created last night.poof.
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