The people who post here seem to be from a very broad range of views. There's the usual mix of cranks, monomaniacs, untheorized hopeless cases, educated smugnesses, political bores, insightful gems, helpful thinkers, wannabe gurus and the curious ignorant (I am in this latter category). — Tom Storm
When I first looked for a forum like this and found this forum, it felt like a place that got rid of the usual internet idiots and morons in favor of a better quality discussion for complex topics. But it feels like since my initial experience, the tolerance of idiots and morons has gone up and it's close to impossible to see a discussion that doesn't just let some rabid idiot go on a crusade. — Christoffer
If I were to recommend moderators to improve on one thing, it would be to clean up the place. — Christoffer
Not bias so much as good advice. — jamalrob
There are no arguments between Plato and Socrates; there are no arguments between Bullwinkle and Homer Simpson. But there are arguments between Plato and Bullwinkle. — god must be atheist
What I mean is that weeding out, so to speak, can lead to lifelessness. — god must be atheist
I haven't been here long enough to notice this trend. At first, I was quite apprehensive about posting here, because it seemed that being cool and readily and creatively dishing out ad homs left and right was the way to be. That is, that's it's not enough to make one's point in plain language, but that one has to be able to wrap it up as something cool, insider humor, insider insights, along with a measure of ad homs. And that if one cannot keep up with this style, one just isn't cool enough for this forum.My feeling is that the tolerance towards posts and threads that aren't even close to having philosophical quality has increased. Which means the kind of evangelical religious stuff, racist apologist low-quality posts, ad hominems, and BS posts that destroys any quality focus on a specific topic just keeps going. — Christoffer
I think lots of knowledgable regular posters becoming less active has had a big impact, — TheWillowOfDarkness
... Appolodufus (he neither denied it nor confirmed it when I put it point blank to him that he was a user on the other site). — god must be atheist
Are you in fact ImmanuelCan from the other forum? Yes, or no, it actually is neither here nor there, I'm just curious. — god must be atheist
Personally, I very rarely frequent online forums. I happen to work from home at the moment so I have a bit of spare time to engage in discussions here. — Apollodorus
What I do notice is that the tolerance towards sharp debate has gone down. It is a society wide trend I feel so nothing different here than in reel life. The ad homs and the snide remarks were all there back in the day as much as now, but the hurt or indignation against them was less. — Tobias
Maybe to you. I read it and thought it evasive. What did Jesus say? Matt: 5, 37.Obviously, the answer is NO. — Apollodorus
Now that you have drawn my attention to this, I think you are quite on the mark. So the question arises, why should this be so? — Banno
I read it and thought it evasive. — tim wood
Additionally, I'm sure the forum admins or whoever they are can confirm that I'm not who you imagine I am. — Apollodorus
The growing sense of entitlement of the stupidly ignorant. — tim wood
What is this relevant to?Well, he didn't complain at the time, did he? — Apollodorus
How do you get from here to there?To me, "I have a bit of spare time to engage in discussions here" means HERE not THERE on whatever forum he imagines to have seen me. — Apollodorus
Why should anyone else be sure? And how would they know?Additionally, I'm sure the forum admins or whoever they are can confirm that I'm not who you imagine I am. — Apollodorus
I commend as an exercise your working through the logic of this. If it's true, then you do not know what is. You can only know what is if it is clear enough, but it isn't, hence you don't.If that isn't clear enough, I don't know what is. — Apollodorus
I commend as an exercise your working through the logic of this. If it's true, then you do not know what is — tim wood
Why should anyone else be sure? And how would they know? — tim wood
You really do not understand, do you — tim wood
What is it you imagine I do not understand? And why talk about my understanding when it's your understanding that is in question?If you don't understand, why should I? — Apollodorus
How is it my fault that he imagines to have seen me on another forum??? — Apollodorus
Well, if they can't be sure and they can't know, then what's the point in asking? — Apollodorus
And I also added:
Additionally, I'm sure the forum admins or whoever they are can confirm that I'm not who you imagine I am. — Apollodorus
The growing sense of entitlement of the stupidly ignorant. Not to be confused with the intellectually challenged, who in many cases are neither ignorant nor stupid. But rather those an education system has failed. They do not know, but they have been taught that does not matter, that they're entitled. And caring only about their entitlement, that if they make enough unpleasant noise, they might just get their way. — tim wood
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