(November 16, 2015 at 3:12 am)DespondentFishdeathMasochismo Wrote: Yeah, I agree with you that lumping people together is a problem. It makes it harder to be taken credibly. It pisses me off that people's reputation will govern whether they're taken seriously. I have 0 respect for that sort of thing, especially if the person in question is really smart.
Them's the cold hard facts, kid: you're only as good as your last accomplishment.
(November 16, 2015 at 3:12 am)DespondentFishdeathMasochismo Wrote: I guess this is why I have such a fascination with criminals and criminal behavior. I've watched so many documentaries about murderers. Doesn't it say something more about a person, to look at them without judgment and actually try to figure out what they're about, instead of making up front judgments?
I don't think it says much about you that you watch documentaries about murderers without judgement. Real-life murder shows are a cottage industry on CrimeTV and A&E and whatever other channels broadcast those things; many people clearly want to see inside the mind of a killer. Some folks make judgements afterwards, others move on to the next show hosted by Bill Kurtis.
Many people are able to remain objective.
(November 16, 2015 at 3:12 am)DespondentFishdeathMasochismo Wrote: Sorry, this rant may not be relevant to you, but that's been on my mind a lot right now. So again, I have 0 respect for a person who'd generalize an atheist, I guess that's why I have 0 tolerant for theists. I'm probably one of the asshole atheists that people would lump you together with. I just find it too disgusting not to feel some disdain for ignorant, generalizing Christians.
Well, it seems to me that by saying you have "0 tolerant [sic] for theists", that you're probably generalizing theists in an overly broad manner.
