Why do ICU students love to debate?

"Critical" does not mean to criticize others' opinions but to re-examine with a critical mind the foundations and common wisdoms of one's own opinions. That is why it is important that students have classmates and teachers who have been raised in different environments and who have different values from their own.

Debate is not about vanquishing the other person; It is a means of scrutinizing one's own beliefs and developing them into something with which they can obtain the empathy of the other person. Often, in class, the teacher's questions prompt the students to start debating with each other, and their eyes are opened to new commonalities that nobody had noticed before. Both parties are able to deepen their thinking, which is something they enjoy. That is why ICU students keep debating even after class is over --on the lawn, in the dining hall, even in the bus on the way home.