I think the point is some view debate as a way to force folks to consider views they might not fully agree with. The search for common ground was the lesson.

I think the point is some view debate as a way to force folks to consider views they might not fully agree with. The search for common ground was the lesson. As this story is presented, a lot of these feel like non-sequiturs. Not wrong, and not not worth discussing, but not in the spirit of the debate.