Foul language is everywhere. Use carefully, it makes one compelling.
Used carelessly, and you become quite boorish.
Are you a boor?
Or are you dealing with such?
Positive answers to either or both means something's wrong. The latter only because boors don't change even if you use vitriol.
I know -- I arrived on this forum roughly three years ago. Boy was I an offensive young atheist looking for a challenge. I like to imagine I've mellowed out, but most days I end up typing an angry response, pausing, and closing the tab without submitting.
Why?
Because "You're a monstrous idiot for X,Y,Z and a fucking moron" doesn't work as well as "X,Y,Z are inconsistent and wrong. Your argument is weak".
One becomes a contest of personalities, the other, an observation. Harder to fight the latter, while the former is easier to react to -- perhaps because we are emotional beings.
Used carelessly, and you become quite boorish.
Are you a boor?
Or are you dealing with such?
Positive answers to either or both means something's wrong. The latter only because boors don't change even if you use vitriol.
I know -- I arrived on this forum roughly three years ago. Boy was I an offensive young atheist looking for a challenge. I like to imagine I've mellowed out, but most days I end up typing an angry response, pausing, and closing the tab without submitting.
Why?
Because "You're a monstrous idiot for X,Y,Z and a fucking moron" doesn't work as well as "X,Y,Z are inconsistent and wrong. Your argument is weak".
One becomes a contest of personalities, the other, an observation. Harder to fight the latter, while the former is easier to react to -- perhaps because we are emotional beings.
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