I've shamelessly plagiarized these ground rules for our blog from The Discussion Blog. I think these might serve as another very useful set of guidelines:
1. Be Yourself: Don't let intimidation or inspiration deter you from being the person you were created to be.
2. Respect Others: Our honest explorations will only go as far as our mutual respect for one another.
3. Seek Embodiment: Truth is a tricky thing, it requires that we live it out in order to be a true "learner". We are not interested in defending points of view that we ourselves are not willing to experiment with in our very own lives.
4. Avoid Debates: By putting yourself at the mercy of other people's points of view you offer yourself the gift of learning. Debates happen when both sides are only interested in defending their own perspectives.
5. Try Dialogue: When the "discovery of truth" becomes the highest aim of the discussion then we are able to move beyond labeling "who is right" and "who is wrong", and we achieve true dialogue.
6. Check Integrity: At all costs please check to make sure what you are reporting is "factual" and not some "falsehood". Nobody likes being falsely accused of anything.
7. No Vulgarity: We prefer a cleaner and more effective form of communication without extraneous expletives being used.
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