Good Bye

Posted by TruthFreedom1 11 years, 4 months ago to Philosophy
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argumentum ad hominem: Passing judgement on a perception of character. I have never passed character judgement on a person on this site or at any time unless I have first been attacked in such a way. I did not come here to engage in this way. I have come to believe that you might not have an objective bone in your body. Leonard Peikoff says the Objectivist movement is "a closed system and not open to change." I think he was right. I am open to change which is why I came here. That was obviously a mistake. People who have closed minds to the opinions of other and who don't show respect for those opinions (agreed or not) are destined to wallow in a stagnant world, but hey who am I to pass judgement. Its to bad the moderators of this site don't do something about such things. And now I bid you adieu... Probably to a loud chorus of cheers... Phhht

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  • Posted by plusaf 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    oh, lordy, how I miss that show and movie!
    I suggested to the SyFy channel that they resurrect it... probably not going to happen....
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  • Posted by flanap 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If it's from the Bible, it is the Truth...if from me, the truth according to flanap...you make the call.

    BTW, you guys are funny.
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  • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Bravo, Will, and Bully! Anything else would be akin to Socialistic self entitlement - which is one thing I despise about trolls on boards such as these. When you have those who choose to post under the very umbrella of wich is provided by the generosity of producers and then go about condemning the very board upon which they are posting upon, or those who work so hard to make this a fun and exciting place, it is, indeed, a beautiful graphic example of the entire description of the Rotter, Looter, and Moocher as described so aptly in AS.
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  • Posted by Eudaimonia 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "it's a tiny, tiny, tiny minority calling for 'moderators'"

    This is your assumption.
    Moreover, this is your assertion because you want it to be true.
    Unless you are an admin, you have no clue what the amount or percentage of people asking for moderators are, or even what their reasons for asking are.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Of course not. Would *you* want to call an ogre a troll to his face??

    Unless you were at least armed with breath mints?
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I don't know what that means...but when "Who ARE you?" is asked, it is immediately followed by walking away before the person can answer...because the answer doesn't matter. (It's in AS the movie...and of course at the moment I can't remember who said it. I think the recipient was Philip Rearden though.)
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    nonono...

    It's "what do you want?"

    Philosophically speaking, you're a shadow, not a Vorlon...
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    :: dodges out into the open long enough to stick his tongue out at MiJo, then hides behind khalling again::
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  • Posted by xthinker88 11 years, 4 months ago
    I used to be known among family, friends, and acquaintances as somebody who argued vehemently about, well, pretty much any topic. I still do on occasion as old habits die hard. However, I came across a phrase on the internet a few years ago and it resonated with me as an idea worthy of guiding one's arguments:

    "strong opinions, weakly held". To me, the idea is that I try to hold opinions that are are logically valid and factually correct as possible, therefore "strong" opinions. However, I should always be open to the idea that my logic might be flawed or there might be facts that I have not considered. I should not attach my personal identity or my ego to my opinions and should be willing to relinquish them in the face of a superior argument without becoming defensive.

    Anyway - I would consider reasons why I should not hold this opinion but think it is a reasonable way to live life. I also find that I am happier when I do not feel as invested personally in any debate in which I choose to participate.
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