My questions stem from the the curiosity I have around the psychology and philosophy around debates and arguments.
I tend to duck out of debates/arguments when it's blatently obvious that both sides are entrenched in their point of view and that whatever anyone says is going to have zero effect on the outcome of the discussion. In other words, why continue with a debate when to do so is futile?
My observation is that some (most?) people seem to crave circular / pointless debates and deliberately post stuff that they know exactly what the reaction from the other side will be.
There's every chance my outlook on life is abnormal of course