The fact that such debates can go on for 500 pages without significant updates from either side point towards a failure to 1) systematically determine which arguments are strong and which ones are distractions 2) restrict the scope of the debate so opponents have to engage directly rather than shift to more comfortable ground.
There are also many simpler topics that could have meaningful progress made on them with current debating technology, but they just don’t happen because most people have an aversion to debating.
The fact that such debates can go on for 500 pages without significant updates from either side point towards a failure to 1) systematically determine which arguments are strong and which ones are distractions 2) restrict the scope of the debate so opponents have to engage directly rather than shift to more comfortable ground.
There are also many simpler topics that could have meaningful progress made on them with current debating technology, but they just don’t happen because most people have an aversion to debating.