Hate Mail
Adarx
The Debate
Summary
    The debate was officially over on January 15 at 10:34 P.M. Central Standard Time.  In the preliminaries, Adarx agreed to place a limit of 48 hours between posts.  I suggested "Maximum of 48 hours for response time to a post. After 48 hours, if there is no reply, the debate ends with the last post."
His reply was "Fine."  You may link directly to these statements here: http://www.babtech-onthe.net/adarx/adarx3.html#point1

    My last rebuttal was sent on January 13 at 10:34 P.M. CST.


Screenshot of "Properties" window.

    Adarx did not reply during the 48 hour timeframe allowed.  He was online during this 48 hour period, as he posted several messages at Spacebattles during that time.


Screenshot of Adarx's posts.  This was a result of the "Search" feature.

    Adarx agreed to use the Scientific Method and evidence to show that he had a valid theory.  I suggested "You will argue that your theory is a valid one, utilizing the Scientific Method and actual evidence.  You will also argue that the statement as quoted above is 'unsupported speculation.'"
His reply was "That is pretty much what I figured."  You can link directly to this agreement here: http://www.babtech-onthe.net/adarx/adarx5.html#point3

    Adarx said that he intended to show evidence that the fighter seen in the video had sustained previous damage.  His exact words were "I am going to show evidence that the Vorlon Fighter had recieved prior damage to the "single volley" which you claimed destroyed it."  You can link directly to this statement here: http://www.babtech-onthe.net/adarx/adarx5.html#point2

    The debate was over my statement that "They are much less resilient to enemy fire than their larger counterparts, as at least one was destroyed by a single volley from an Earthforce Thunderbolt starfighter in Into the Fire."  I presented the following video as evidence: http://www.babtech-onthe.net/adarx/adarx1.mov

    During his two posts, Adarx never provided a shred of relevant evidence, despite his promise above.  He only provided two pieces of evidence at all.  The first was a quote from a Babylon5 Wars book, which does not support his position.  The second was an incomplete definition of the word "volley."  He made vague references to several episodes and Babylon5 Wars materials.  I have shown conclusively that none of his references support his position.

    Because my statement was based on observation, and is consistent with the video linked above, the burden of proof was on Adarx to show that what we saw isn't what happened.  Instead of presenting evidence to support his position, he decided to make vague comments which turned out to be inaccurate, produce multiple logical fallacies, and restate his original position after it was conclusively shown to be incorrect.  This is a good model on which to base an essay on how not to debate.


    After the debate was over, Adarx had the nerve to post the following message at Spacebattles: "The coward claims that I violated the rules and waited too long to post. I would simply like to say to him and everyone here that he is taking the cowards way out. Also, if anyone here would like to host an image to prove that he violated the 20k rule first, please leave your email address and I will send you a screenshot of my throwaway account which shows his first post violated the agreement. Thank you."

    Please note that the message limit was 20k of TEXT.  You may link directly to the exact statement here.  I copied and pasted both of my messages into Notepad, and saved each of them.  Both were under 20k.  You may download these files here:

Rebuttal 1
Rebuttal 2
Communications after the debate