The second paragraph here is a bit of a “does not compute” moment for me because why would you say anything with conviction if you’re starting to think you might be wrong upon listening to a logical argument? — Mark Dennis
Perfection is a myth. There is no such thing, and impossible to be something that doesn't exist. I don't try to be perfect. I try to be logical. Logic, not perfection, is what many people on this forum are lacking.Listen, we are all here to be philosophers. While we may have differing views, cultures and backgrounds, let’s not forget we are here to increase our awareness, collaborate and seek knowledge. This is a community and none of us, not a one of us here will be ever be perfect or correct in everything we say and if you are trying to hold yourself to that standard then you are carrying an impossible to manage burden. — Mark Dennis
People blind themselves to the truth and will assail your views for that reason. The reasons people blind themselves to the truth are mainly because they have established an emotional attachment to the belief they are defending. Religion and politics are two of the main fields of philosophy where I see things get out of hand because the posters have allowed their emotions to dominate the conversation rather than their reason.To be perfect is to be unassailable, so it stands to reason that if you are being assailed then you are not perfect. It’s okay to be not perfect because nobody else is either. Even if perfection were possible, if you’ve ever played any video game with cheat codes activated for god mode etc, then you’ll know that it gets boring after awhile. — Mark Dennis
People blind themselves to the truth and will assail your views for that reason. The reasons are many - religion and politics are two of the main fields of philosophy where I see things get out of hand because the posters have allowed their emotions to dominate the conversation rather than their reason.
If we all used logic, it doesn't mean that we will agree. It means that the conversations will be intellectual, honest, and useful.
Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world: because everyone thinks he is so well endowed, that even those who are hardest to satisfy in everything else, have no habit of desiring more than they have. What it is unlikely that all are wrong, but this shows that the power of judging well and distinguishing truth from falsehood, which is properly what is called common sense or reason, is naturally equal in all men, and as well as the diversity of our opinions does not come from what some are more reasonable than others, but only that we conduct our thoughts in various ways, and do not see the same things . For it is not enough to have a good mind, but the key is to apply it well. The greatest souls are capable of the greatest vices as well as the greatest virtues...
Okay, but you should like, apologize for God must be atheist for calling him arrogant and a fool, when all he did was point out inconsistencies in your arguments.
You sound like an entitled manchild. No one owes you anything on an anonymous internet forum.
I guess I just don’t understand what fascinates nuerotypicals about pointless competition and one upmanship. I’ve literally seen two people arguing for the same thing before but because they were trying to one up each other they genuinely believed they were arguing from different points. Its embarrassing to watch really.
Why can’t people just be happy that they are learning and growing together? — Mark Dennis
@uncanni probably addiction. I can get caught up in dominating if I feel like the other person is trying to compete instead of collaborate. But I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t feel good sometimes to feel like you are dominating and I think this is the core conflict in most people. It can be addictive and I think I saw someone here a few days ago mention feeling like they were high on nicotine in some of these debates but can’t remember who.Why do some people endlessly seek negative excitement and domination rather than collaboration?
Do you ever feel like they just keep needling at you too? Like you spend awhile trying to get through to them reasonably and then end up feeling bad when you lose your temper. — Mark Dennis
But I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t feel good sometimes to feel like you are dominating and I think this is the core conflict in most people. — Mark Dennis
This is extremely helpful! I need to do more research on trolls, my fiancé is the troll slayer in our family hahaha — Mark Dennis
Why do some people endlessly seek negative excitement and domination rather than collaboration? — uncanni
This is an interesting line. I'm not sure I've ever encountered someone whom I consider a troll who has any apparent fans or following. — Artemis
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