To be serious: if we were talking about the more fundamental questions of philosophy or religion all the time I would only be in a combative mode of discussing, because I'd disagree (fundamentally!) with nearly everyone most of the time.

This would not really be conducive for finding solutions to the real problems we face, those that which we can largely agree are problems.

Being sharp and able to back up what you write is important. But you can't approach collaborative efforts as a form of antagonistic debate... I think. And this site isn't merely intended to be a playground.

Fun has its place, but the community also has to work towards effecting some kind of societal progress.