Instigator / Pro
8
1500
rating
13
debates
42.31%
won
Topic
#3097

Einstein is Overrated

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Winner
8
2

After 8 votes and with 6 points ahead, the winner is...

Puachu
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
Two weeks
Max argument characters
30,000
Voting period
Six months
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
2
1470
rating
2
debates
0.0%
won
Description

Einstein is overrated. He's overhyped in the media. "Was Einstein wrong?" as a headline in pop-sci publications induces mass hysteria for literally no reason. Why couldn't Einstein be wrong? He wasn't smarter than my high school math teachers. I should know, because I failed and dropped out multiples times, providing me with ample opportunity to judge these people first-hand. That makes me as smart as Einstein, at least according to stuff I read on the internet. Pigs can fly, and you must concede this in your first round or automatically forfeit the entire debate. I will argue that the theories of Special and General Relativity do not prove Einstein was a smarter theoretical physicist than his contemporaries. In support of this assertion I shall use both the content of the theories themselves as well as the circumstances surrounding their evolution.

By "contemporaries" I mean other theoretical physicisists famous enough to have their own Wikipedia articles.

My opponent's only task is to refute my arguments. If they like, they may present evidence of their own in favor of their position; namely, that Einstein's relativity theories do prove that Einstein was a genius compared to his contemporaries.

Please keep with the spirit of this debate and do not try to win by any loopholes or underhanded means.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

A full forfeit makes for a concession by action.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

ff .

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

While not compelled by it, Pro did offer an argument in round 1, but otherwise rounds 2 - 5 by Pro were either nonsense [Greek letters assembled at random, not equating to Greek], or English nonsense [round 3] which I consider little more than forfeit, and essentially forfeiting the rounds as no further round contains and sensible grammatical construction in any language. I consider it a cheeky ploy by Pro not to be rated as arguments at all, and are not effective in extending the round 1 argument, therefore, the round 1 argument stands alone, which equates to Pro forfeit.

Con was a full forfeit. I consider the whole of the debate a loss on both sides, a tie.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full forfeit

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro posted an argument while Con didn’t

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full forfeiture vs an argument...

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

No participation beyond the first round.

This is merely a statement of opinion, NOT a debate.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

An argument vs none.