Yahoo: Joseph Mastropaolo is taking a decidedly happy-go-lucky approach, saying he hopes the contest will improve future discussions on both sides of the argument. "The evolutionists thereafter could read that transcript and make their case a bit stronger on the next one they contend against and we can do the same," Mastropaolo told the Guardian. "We can read the transcript and not have to go through the same process over and over and over again without any let up, without any resolution."Mastropaolo’s plan is to put $10,000 of his own money into an escrow account. His debate opponent would be asked to do the same. They would then jointly agree on a judge based on a list of possible candidates. Mastropaolo said that any evidence presented in the trial must be “scientific, objective, valid, reliable and calibrated."
As much as I want to give this guy a bunch of shit for choosing to ignore 6th grade science class and focus on this magical book I'm not going to. I want to focus on the whole argument set up; it's genius. I didn't realize you could organize a formal debate like this. Is there some kind of networking site where people organize these types of things? Can I join up and get into a low stakes debate and work my way up the ranks? I'd really like to explore my options here, I feel like they're limitless. Can you pick which side of the debate you're on because that is kinda cheating. Also, when the time comes for a tournament of champions in addition to judges can we hire time keepers and referees for the physical challenge portion of the debate. I think I could created some kind of hybrid Spartan Race/Spelling Bee organization that let's people debate each other. With all these new sports networks there's a lot of air time up for grabs. There's gotta be air time for a World Series of Arguing on one of these networks. Anyone know how I can get in touch with Leslie Moonves?
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