ExamineTheTruth.com’s
Flexible Debate Policy
We at ExamineTheTruth.com are committed to providing the most fair and balanced
discussions and debates on Islam. Our goal is to get to the truth and we will
make every effort in doing so. Few have voiced the concern that sometimes
debates or discussions may not be fair due the format, rules, and other related
issues. We respect the fact that different people have different needs
regarding how they would like a fair debate to be conducted. That is why we
offer to "
"I
don’t want to be in a position where I have to juggle 7 or 8 different
objections and only have the time to address 3 of them!"
Response:
We agree this
can be a problem. This takes away from the quality of the discussion.
Therefore, we would offer to debate very narrow well-defined topics and make
sure no other issues are raised in the discussion. Even if this would entail
discussing 1 or 2 verses alone per night, we will meet that request.
"I
simply need extra time to give a back ground of Bible, then I
will be able to respond to the refutations, if the audience don’t
have the background, then they will not understand what I am saying.."
Response:
This was the
concern of Dr. Hans Bayer from Covenant Seminary regarding a debate on the
credibility of the Bible. There is no "absolute rule" which states
both speakers must have the same amount of time, therefore,
we designed a format for the debate which would give Dr. Bayer more time to
speak because he needed to give some background information.
"I
have not memorized the entire encyclopedia of Biblical apologetics, therefore,
I do not want to be confronted with a topic which I am not able to respond to
only
because I have not had adequete time to prepare for
it."
Response:
In almost all
debates and dialogues, we clearly state before hand what the issues are going
to be discussed. We also make it clear that no other issues will be raised in
the debate other than what has been submitted prior before hand. That way they
will both speakers will be able to properly prepare.
"I
have been reading up a bit on you on various websites - mostly yours. And now I
see
now that what they report is true. First
you threaten professional destruction for those
"cowards" unwilling to play
ball with you, then if they accept you debase them by calling
them humiliated, liars, etc. until finally, when they tire of these antics you
report that you
have utterly defeated them."
Response:
I can
understand how this would be a concern. But, not everyone gets this "royal
treatment". This is reserved only for "Islam bashers" and
those who spread hate against Muslims. That is why our website has been split
in half. For decent people who do not curse Islam, and spew hatred, but rather
raise challenging scholarly questions and objections, they are placed in one
area of our website, and we have nothing disparraging
to say about them, even though we may strongly disagree with their conclusions.
Take for example, Denis Giron, Richard Carrier. These
are Atheists who critique Islam, but I have no "attacks" against
them. Another example, is Dr. Has Bayer, whom I
debated. I consider him a friend, and we even invited him and his family to our
apartment in
"I
don’t want people to know my identity for my security…"
Debates can
be done completely anonymously on www.paltalk.com.
This by no
means is an exhaustive list. The bottom line, is that
we will work to meet any reasonable concern or request of our opponents. Not
only that but we have also pledged to make all our views open for
cross-examination, and we are willing to pay the air fare, hotel, and meal expenses of
all our critics to come and challenge our views if they feel we are in error. It just
doesn’t get any better than this.