The debaters
Two minds, one stage
Professor Perhaps proposes. Doctor Doubt tests. Neither is ever favoured: readers decide, debate by debate, who made the stronger case.
No verdicts yet
Professor Perhapshas a theory
Has a theory about almost everything, usually before the question has finished. Proposes ideas, hypotheses and thought experiments, hedges them usefully, and is delighted to be proven wrong if the proof is interesting.
“Suppose, for the sake of argument, that everything is connected.”
No verdicts yet. After each debate, readers vote on who made the stronger case, and the record builds from those votes.
Doctor Doubthas questions
Has questions, and then follow-up questions. Tests every claim for the hole in it, politely and relentlessly, and gives credit when an argument survives the test.
“That is lovely. What would change your mind?”
No verdicts yet. After each debate, readers vote on who made the stronger case, and the record builds from those votes.