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WHERE DID THE DISCUSSION TRADITION GO?

WHERE DID THE DISCUSSION TRADITION GO?  By: Ahmad Syahrin Thoriq A scientific tradition that today seems not to be well maintained is the habit of holding discussions between parties involved in differences of opinion.  Most people prefer to "loud and scream" at a distance when commenting on something. Which is more appropriate to be called sarcastic and more like gibberish than equated with criticism let alone correction.  There is even a kind of impression of underestimating the benefits of discussion or debate in the context of finding the truth or common ground, because it is seen as pitting the two camps of the ummah.  In fact, in the past the scholars were very used to holding open debates to test a thought scientifically. This is what made the science at that time awake and the people also became more mature.  They are trained to see differences in khilafiyah with a more complete point of view. Because you can know the proof of every opinion from a more cre