The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
- Proverbs 18:17
RealApologetics.org believes some of the most edifying and productive work occurs when the gospel is presented and defended in the public square. Anyone can give a lecture or monologue. But only the truth, as we should expect, can survive careful, public, moderated scrutiny. RealApologetics.org promises to take Proverbs 18:17 seriously.
The Best Way to Debate
While RealApologetics.org has been willing to engage in live moderated debates in the past, it became clear that the most effective way of learning about the truth against the backdrop of error is public modular debates. Live debates are undoubtedly beneficial, but they are frought with many obstacles and setbacks, such as faults in memory, audience distractions, little time in constructing careful and accurate replies, the cost and time of flying to a singular location, one-upmanship, etc.
Modular debates have all of the benefits of a live exchange without any of these setbacks. In fact, public modular debates are in many ways superior to live debates since every debate produces both a written exchange (free PDF) and an audio exchange (free mp3). The quality of the final product is also much higher than live debates since participants are given several days to make reach response. The participants are also greatly benefited since they can defend the truth from the comfort of their home. Now everyone with a desire to expose the truth can engage in scholarly interaction without the fancy rhetoric!
Debate Hosting
But it gets better. RealApologetics.org is willing to host and publish modular debates with 3rd-party participants. That means free world-wide exposure of your debate, all under the quality moderation of RealApologetics.org. If you or a friend of yours has a topic you’d like to debate, contact us with your interest. In the meantime, check out the following links: