by Finsternis » Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:57 pm
Tdarcos wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:51 am
If your opinions are made in an extremely annoying, insulting fashion, you're not going to convince anyone of anything.
You keep saying that. It is not true. It may not be true
of you personally, but it is not a given for every person on earth. In fact, for some people, being insulted and humiliated is the
only time they listen and may be the
only way they learn. There exists a kind of person who ignores everyone who is not insulting them and only pays attention when slapped in the face with their ignorance. Then, powered by their rage and disgrace by being shown up by me, they passionately research a topic in order to find counter-arguments. Therefore, they are forced to educate themselves, and my goal is achieved. Whether it makes me popular or not doesn't matter one whit to me. You say you are not one of those people. Whether you truly are or not remains to be seen.
So, kindly speak for yourself.
Tdarcos wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:51 amI think maybe you might have learned something as i think some of the nastiness has dissipated; we'll see.
From my point of view, you guys are the ones who are learning things.
Tdarcos wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:51 am
Finsternis wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:26 pm
Paul is the only other person here that can string more than two sentences together mostly correctly.
Oh wow! I've received the (what is the antonym for 'coveted'?) ah, abhorred "Finsternis seal of approval."
There is no such thing as a "Seal of approval". I call things as they are; I tell the truth about what is. If that thing is negative, I say it. If it is positive, I say it. The things I said about you - that you are a better, more thoughtful, more effective, and more educated writer than the others here is true. You certainly blow Pinback out of the water in that, unlike him, you actually
say stuff.
Whether I like you or not, whether you like me or not has no bearing - they are true facts and therefore I speak them. That doesn't mean I agree with everything you say. But unlike most people here, I react based on logic and what is actually said rather than emotion, social-approval-seeking, and mob mentality. If I have been less harsh recently it's been because you have been less objectionable in what you say. Yes, you've tried your best to insult me and hurt my feelings, but alas for you, it's not really possible to insult me. So the insults don't make it through my static filter in a discussion. I've been insulted by people who are far better than you are at it, and I have a very thick skin.
[quote=Tdarcos post_id=110489 time=1592074311 user_id=829]
If your opinions are made in an extremely annoying, insulting fashion, you're not going to convince anyone of anything.[/quote]
You keep saying that. It is not true. It may not be true [i]of you personally[/i], but it is not a given for every person on earth. In fact, for some people, being insulted and humiliated is the [u][i]only[/i][/u] time they listen and may be the [u][i]only[/i][/u] way they learn. There exists a kind of person who ignores everyone who is not insulting them and only pays attention when slapped in the face with their ignorance. Then, powered by their rage and disgrace by being shown up by me, they passionately research a topic in order to find counter-arguments. Therefore, they are forced to educate themselves, and my goal is achieved. Whether it makes me popular or not doesn't matter one whit to me. You say you are not one of those people. Whether you truly are or not remains to be seen.
So, kindly speak for yourself.
[quote=Tdarcos post_id=110489 time=1592074311 user_id=829]I think maybe you might have learned something as i think some of the nastiness has dissipated; we'll see.[/quote]
From my point of view, you guys are the ones who are learning things.
[quote=Tdarcos post_id=110489 time=1592074311 user_id=829]
[quote=Finsternis post_id=110452 time=1592025999 user_id=149]
Paul is the only other person here that can string more than two sentences together mostly correctly.[/quote]
Oh wow! I've received the (what is the antonym for 'coveted'?) ah, abhorred "Finsternis seal of approval."[/quote]
There is no such thing as a "Seal of approval". I call things as they are; I tell the truth about what is. If that thing is negative, I say it. If it is positive, I say it. The things I said about you - that you are a better, more thoughtful, more effective, and more educated writer than the others here is true. You certainly blow Pinback out of the water in that, unlike him, you actually [u][i]say stuff[/i][/u].
Whether I like you or not, whether you like me or not has no bearing - they are true facts and therefore I speak them. That doesn't mean I agree with everything you say. But unlike most people here, I react based on logic and what is actually said rather than emotion, social-approval-seeking, and mob mentality. If I have been less harsh recently it's been because you have been less objectionable in what you say. Yes, you've tried your best to insult me and hurt my feelings, but alas for you, it's not really possible to insult me. So the insults don't make it through my static filter in a discussion. I've been insulted by people who are far better than you are at it, and I have a very thick skin.