(February 23, 2015 at 3:41 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:(February 23, 2015 at 10:35 am)ManMachine Wrote: Actually I think it's fair to say emotion has no place but probably naïve to expect that to be the case.
MM
Are we really treating every conversation we get into like a formal debate though?
Really? Time and a place and all that, I get it, but really? AF, Facebook, Twitter?
Is there an incredulous emoji?
I'm not disagreeing with that as a general rule of internet forums but if someone specifically invokes logic then emotion is irrelevant, that doesn't mean it's not entertaining when it does show up.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
