LOL Mellors, but women could learn as much about the rotary engine as any man; it's not "experience" specific. Would be like a bunch of women discussing prostate problems :-)

I understand what Rhapsody is saying though, that she'd like us to concentrate on what debate means to us rather than discussing with one another what debate means to each other. She is curious about the various different personal meanings and shades of the word "debate" rather than trying to find which is technically "right" according to dictionary definitions or our getting sidetracked by agreeing or disagreeing with someone else. It's like the comedian Gallagher who had the joke/story about being in elementary school and the teacher asked his opinion and then he got an "F" on it One's opinion can't be wrong.

For me, I use debate as a way to get a synthesis by taking the conflicting or debating parts and combining them into something better/stronger/more whole. So I like it when people have a different idea than I do of something as it gives me the opportunity to see what I might be missing from my own personal viewpoint.