(December 14, 2015 at 9:04 pm)DespondentFishdeathMasochismo Wrote: If we're arguing about politics or something, sometimes we get emotional. Why? If what we know is fact why would disavowal conflict with our thoughts and feelings? This is more of a question about psychology. It's interesting to me to think, if we know that our political points of view are more psychological than factual, wouldn't that information free us from the emotional strain?
I guess how we arrive to any point of view is a matter of personal endeavor. So if our intellectual values are psychological, wouldn't that also follow that being liberal or conservative is also a mindset? I was wondering earlier today whether or not being conservative serves any purpose. It seems like so much conservative argument comes from really shortsighted mindset.
You may be wondering, where are you coming from with this issue DespondentFishdeathMasochismo? Well, I argue all the time on the internet. I was in a Counterstrike: Source server today, called n00b hideout. I go to this server every day, sometimes the discourse is polite, sometimes there's lots of really awful name calling and stupid arguments.
I think in the end, it's best to remember that people focus on petty differences a lot, without really having any common goal. Some people just aren't worth your time, that's the lesson here. What I really want to be focusing on though is the psychology of these sorts of things. How come when you argue it makes you feel emotional, how come emotions are so deeply intertwined with what seems to be deceivingly "intellectual" subjects?
Isn't this an interesting thing about a conversation, as much as it can be annoying sometimes?
If you want a pure objective talk, go talk to a robot.
I know what you mean man. I do. But emotion is what makes it all fun and worth doing.
whatever floats your goat
