Why debate is pointless

Debate short is the beginning segment of this video


 * Winning a debate does not reflect much about the external world, Gallileo lost the debate yet the Earth didn't stop moving
 * See debate short
 * Many say that debate is about building rhetoric rather than proving you are right
 * However it does not build useful rhetoric.
 * Exceptions
 * Internet bloodsports
 * Court trials (dated)
 * Political debates (dated)
 * Useful rhetoric
 * advertising
 * teaching
 * Use this song if it is allowed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-vDhYTlCNw