About Normal Debate

Normal Debate is a platform designed to disseminate and discuss diverse political, philosophical, and educational opinions on a variety of topics. It's designed on the principle that everyone benefits when people come together to discuss rather than pushing each other apart. Debate is one of the most important aspects of learning, and Normal Debate is designed to foster this intellectual rigor -- not by sponsoring fights or online battles, but genuine intellectual discussion about the issues that we all face.

Many users may find content they deem incorrect or even absurd on our site. We encourage you to engage with it and remember that the poster is a real person, who, we hope, genuinely believes in what they are writing. Most people do. So, if and when you find an opinion you disagree with, do your best to explain why it is wrong. Otherwise, that person may stand uncorrected and disseminate their opinion to more and more people, who may also believe that it is correct. In this way, Normal Debate serves as not just a forum but a check; those who believe in things that are ridiculous, absurd, or wrong deserve to know the truth.

Normal Debate is a platform designed to bring us together. We don't do sound bites -- all opinions must be over 300 words, so you have a real opportunity to engage with the content you see. Next time you read or watch the news, ask yourself: how much do I really understand about those who disagree with me on this topic? Likely, it's a lot less than you think. And for that, you'll need Normal Debate.


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Samuel Stankiewicz and Petr Kisselev
Co-Founders, Normal Debate