To some people this is a pointless debate.

You were at Ugant's, at the pointless so-called debate she organized.

I find this debate a little pointless.

There has been a long and rather pointless debate on this question.

Such a pointless debate about the optimal levels of wealth distribution.

That seems to be a pointless debate: it's either God's or natural selection's plumbing, or both, depending on your viewpoint, so get used to it.

On the other hand, shock treatment was clearly needed and has circumvented a long and pointless debate.

And then the news came that took my mind off the pointless interior debate.

Your incompetence has just ended a lot of pointless debate.

For many voters, this was only further proof that political freedom means pointless debates about issues that have little direct effect on their lives.