Originally posted by The Ground
Read title. But I digress... Sidious is the clear victor.
The title takes the form of a question: Kyp Durron versus RotS Sidious. Who would win a confrontation in personal combat? That much is obvious. What is not obvious is how far flung a tangent must be in order to be ruled 'off topic'. The post you identified as 'off topic' was my attempt to simultaneously indicate my appreciation for the strawman argument set up while demonstrating disregard for the alleged divinity of Jesus of Nazareth.
Would a discussion of the two characters' feats be off topic? Clearly not. Would a discussion of their mindsets be any different? Maybe. PIS doesn't apply but their views and tendencies would still have a bearing on their tactical ability as well as battle philosophy. Would a discussion of how their respective backgrounds influence the above mentioned factors be off topic? How about a discussion of the underlying logic of the comparrisons made between the two.
A thread like this has so many different possibilities that literally anything can be rationalized as a valid discussion.