QUOTE(Prologic)
Basan you are a 28 (or so) year old trying to change the community of a bunch of highschoolers, it's not that they should conform to your wishes but if you wish to fit in, you should lower your standards on research.
I know what you will say, "My age doesn't matter, it says 'serious discussion'..."
Well, actually your age does matter. Most of the kids on these boards believe whatever their parents believe and will not be able to see anything different until they do some research on their own.
Continuing... unless they are school freakoids... or wierd... or bored... they probably won't do research on their own while they are in school because if they HAVE to do it for school, why should they do it for themselves? You, obviously... are probably out of school, (I imagine) you miss *sort of* doing factual research while the rest of us think it is a pain in the butt.
I do agree with factual research, but with your current state of mind (intelligence, deprived of an school assignment

...) I do not think you belong in a serious discussion on this site as you define.
I will make the text pink so everyone will think I'm gay.
Age... again? So!?! The point is?

(This has been debated before, ya know?)
As a matter of fact, I'm interested in politics (or at least to know what they're up to) since 15. Any doubts? Search to see both cases (read view points) to make my mind on that particular item. That's what I say.
*Rambles* For instance, nobody told me to buy the mild creationist theory (it's the one followed by evolution) but I did my research and find it one of the possibilities (the other is pure evo' with abiogenesis amidst it). And 'cause I'm still to be proven that there's a God/Goddess or even similar 'till today, I'd stick upon evo' even before mild creationism (more facts supporting it).
*Ends wandering*Nope. Never did and never will now (for school anyway. I was in the science branch, btw). If you wanna know, I was a school slacker (not an hard studier). Had a positive grade, no point studying more (when I did so). The same applies to my degree.
My research is mainly to see the news broadcasts n' papers and recall it later (expanding my memory and knowledge). In sums, keep an eye of what's goin' on 'round the world. When I want to know more on some subject, then I'll look into it (better).
Consider me a freakoid, then.
*Looks under nick* 
As for belonging in the
Serious Debate section, I think to be more fitted than you. When I don't present proofs (read links), at least I'll do a valid reasoning that supports my point. And so far yours is?
*Just curious*And I want (or would like ) the level of the debates here to rise. Plain n' simple. Is that so bad? N' why?

Now resuming your post. Circle logic around the fact I'm older than you, so I shouldn't post here even supporting what I state (by proofs or sound logical reasoning). Woa... I'm impressed. Or not.

And if you like to state that your gay by posting in pink... that's your choice n' option. It doesn't affect me the slightest.
Please just don't go all rainbow like.

P.S. - Btw, I'm still waiting for your reasoning on why Bush is a better Pres than Kerry would (in post #208, page 11).
Afterall we (me n' others here) already provided reasoning on why he's a bad Pres, so now we'd (daring to speak for many of us here) like to see you prove Bush's good deeds.
*Dozes off waitin'* 
QUOTE(M.Army)
Basan, my point is that some people in america can be stupid...
Actually, we're also a bunch of middleschoolers/junior high so many of the posts you see here on SEN would be pretty... imature and stupid like mine :cool:
Than you should refered it to an I.Q. link or a previous post here (that possessed those).
I picked that (age thingy) 'cause someone who's entering adulthood should know what he/she wants n' how to support his(hers statements better.
Edit: (In fact, since we're in the Net, lies 'bout age could be made. Know that my B-day here is off by a few days than the real date. The difference is my fav number and it happens to be on my girlfriends' B-day. So, I've picked that one off.

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- End edit.You being in school doesn't affect your abillity to post here. Im my eyes, you prob'ly just need to look (n' try) harder to post sound logic(s) of what you state, thus supporting'em. Other than that... no biggie.
Edit reason: Read above...
*Meh*