MayFall

This is possible?

Yes, the title is rather ironic. Its really more a rant about arguments, or rather, how people conduct them. I was recently browsing a debate going on elsewhere on the internet over a certain issue, which itself is immaterial to what I'm talking about, so I'll leave that out. Anyway, one person stated their opinion rather heatedly, using language some would consider inappropriate. One of the people on the opposing side, rather than responding to the first person, chose simply to ignore that person and block their comments rather than respond, due to the fact that that person considered those comments inappropriate. Now, when I evaluate arguments in general, other people's and my own, I try to look at them from a neutral position. In this case, I am of the opinion of the second person, the one who chose not to respond to the argument. But just because I agree with that person’s opinion, does not automatically make me approve of the way in which they express them. Such is the case here. Choosing not to respond to another person's argument accomplishes very little in your favor, or that of the position you hold. Quite the opposite in fact, for it seems to say that you are incapable of coming up with a response to an opposing argument, and are trying to avoid it. Now this may not necessarily be the case, but that is how it makes things appear. Now there is another issue I wanted to address. I also found this in there same place where I got my first example, only between two other people. They were debating the issue, but it ended up deteriorating into the two of them throwing insults at each other. It’s easy to see where this comes from: you get angry and frustrated, then irrational, then you start insulting. But it ends up accomplishing nothing. Much like last time, it says that you can't come up with a decent response, and this is all you have left to resort to. I could probably write much more, but I can't think of any other points to cover, so I'll end with some pointers in conducting your arguments. - Don't loose you temper. This is an easy thing to do, but seldom accomplishes anything, and will probably reduce the argument to insulting. - When arguing, your main purpose should not be to prove your point, or to disprove your opponent's, but to come to the true conclusion. This takes a lot of work to implement, but if you aren't willing to open minded, or admit that your position may be wrong, how do you intend to get anywhere in an argument, and how can you evaluate your opponent's arguments fairly? - Don't avoid your opponent's argument, unless for a good reason. The only reason I can think of not to respond to another person's argument would be if they were refusing to respond to your own, and just kept repeating what they'd already said. This obviously would just keep going in circles, and not get anywhere. - Don't say things like "that's stupid" or "that just doesn't make sense". Even if the person is being irrational or annoying, respond to what they said anyway. And just saying something doesn't make sense proves nothing unless you can show where that person is wrong. Well, I just had to get that off my mind. I hope it proves helpful.

Psych!

Dancing, punching, getting punched, sounds like a day. B)

Playing Fable right now. Awesome game.

In this case, being a dork is fine.

Make everything better.

Funny how you can hold very sophisticated sounding conversations in your head, but when you actually talk to someone, it never comes out sounding that good.

I just saw that Bones closed a topic with: *Topic drinks suicide juice*. First off, I'd like to point out the obvious: This is awesome. But it also made me realize that it would be fun to be a staff member just to use creative ways to close topics. Who agrees?

Try telling that to someone who lives in Minnesota.

I know. It's happened to me so many times I decided I had to do it myself.

This, lol. But yeah, that is a rather amusing resemblance.

Assassin's Creed 2 ......... I want so much.

You are probably now a target of the more radical Mistika haters.

I got a pocket watch too!

Thats right.

But then that would require that person to blame him/herself. And that, as we all know, would just about be the end of the world.

When the pictures in advertisements displaying weight loss programs are a little blurry, and don't show the person's head so you cant actually confirm that the person in the before and after pics are the same person.

Is an awesome guy.

I'd really prefer if you demonstrate first. Then, if you still want me to, I'll volunteer.

I can make money disappear. My trick is called Christmas shopping.

That is a different matter entirely, for she is my aunt.

I think that some of the puzzles in Resident Evil are made just to irritate the person who is playing it.