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yourGuardian -> Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:08:44 PM)

I am a big believer in introspection and self-analysis... I've spent a lot of time considering subjects from "do we actually have a soul or are we just biological robots?" to "should someone Dominate another person?" to "is a banana actually the greatest thing ever, not fruit, not natural occurance... the best thing ever???" ..... Most of the time I come to a tentative conclusion that stands fairly firm (no erection jokes!!) until something happens to me that opens up the subject again or I talk to someone with an insight I've not given attention to.

What I dont do is declare myself an authority on any of these questions but I'm starting to see a pattern on these message boards. why do some people on here take a fairly relaxed, open point or question on these message boards and then spend time breaking it down, focusing on semantics and declaring the "answer", often quite aggressively?! opinions are great but if it starts with the sentence "you're assumption is false" or any of the like... thats not an opinion!!

*I dont have all the answers... I have only have three;

- If you really think you know all there is to know about yourself or any subject... you're an idiot!!
- If you really think you can take a snap shot of a person and then tell them what they do and dont know and what they should and shouldnt do as a consequence... you're an arrogant idiot!!
- Finally... Yes!! The banana is the greatest thing ever!!




LuckyAlbatross -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:13:52 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: yourGuardian
What I dont do is declare myself an authority on any of these questions but I'm starting to see a pattern on these message boards. why do some people on here take a fairly relaxed, open point or question on these message boards and then spend time breaking it down, focusing on semantics and declaring the "answer", often quite aggressively?! opinions are great but if it starts with the sentence "you're assumption is false" or any of the like... thats not an opinion!!

A) Because aggressive discussion is fun and enjoyable and the main reason I hang out here *bares shark teeth*
B) Sometimes assumptions ARE false and need to be directly stated as such
C) No, it's not an opinion, and never claimed to be.

quote:

- If you really think you know all there is to know about yourself or any subject... you're an idiot!!
- If you really think you can take a snap shot of a person and then tell them what they do and dont know and what they should and shouldnt do as a consequence... you're an arrogant idiot!!
- Finally... Yes!! The banana is the greatest thing ever!!

Aren't you doing just that here though?  Only really posting starting today and yet making all sorts of snap shot judgements and giving us advice on what we should and shouldn't do?




caught4u -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:16:26 PM)

he he i just posted for you to stop listening to "voices" on your other thread.  i apologize since you do enjoy talking to them. like a good man  bananas are great, firm on the outside, squishy on the inside. [sm=dance.gif]




SimplyMichael -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:17:56 PM)

quote:

- If you really think you can take a snap shot of a person and then tell them what they do and dont know and what they should and shouldnt do as a consequence... you're an arrogant idiot!!


As one of this boards more arrogant idiots, I strongly disagree.  A great many people can be summed up quite easily, the less self aware they are the easier and more accurate they can be read. 

Look at this way, look at the common themes to literature, why are they common, why do they resonate?  They do so because we share many of the same experiences and go through many of them in a fairly predictable pattern.  We have the "terrible twos", "the comming of age", the "growing into a man" and of course "mid life crisis".  There are reasons there are phrases for those things!




mnottertail -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:18:51 PM)

and frangible with rolled kotex, I have lately heard.

Cross Training Dom




yourGuardian -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:28:38 PM)

Now I have to do it back to you....

"A) Because aggressive discussion is fun and enjoyable and the main reason I hang out here *bares shark teeth*
B) Sometimes assumptions ARE false and need to be directly stated as such
C) No, it's not an opinion, and never claimed to be."

A) I appreciate your opinion on what is fun, cant say I agree.... do you have another way of responding to someone elses thoughts or can you only look for something to disagree with and then "correct"?
B) Please refer to the first answer I claim to "know"
C) Please refer to the second answer I claim to "know"

"Only really posting starting today" I've started two in two years, I've saved up.

"all sorts" One, that a minority of people are overly hostile and overly forceful with their comments!

"snap shot judgements" I've seen it on loads of threads... often by you!! :)

"and giving us advice on what we should and shouldn't do?" I havent said what people should or shouldnt do... you're are looking for something to be an authority on again!! yey!!

I wondered if anyone would take these comments and actually give an "authoritarian" reply!! congratulations... I think!!




LuckyAlbatross -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:32:10 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: yourGuardian
A) I appreciate your opinion on what is fun, cant say I agree.... do you have another way of responding to someone elses thoughts or can you only look for something to disagree with and then "correct"?

You've been hanging here for two years as you said, what do you think?
quote:

"snap shot judgements" I've seen it on loads of threads... often by you!! :)

Yup and they usually kick ass.

quote:

"and giving us advice on what we should and shouldn't do?" I havent said what people should or shouldnt do... you're are looking for something to be an authority on again!! yey!!

You're right, you haven't tried to suggest what people should or shouldn't do- only made snap judgements about what they ARE doing and make negative character judgements based on that.




yourGuardian -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:35:01 PM)

SM I really dont disagree... I am fairly confident I can talk to someone for ten mins and have a fairly good OPINION about them... as you may have noticed, I think and over think and that comes down to patterns and reactions and interactions too BUT I dont think  someone can say "he's asked if all this D/s is morally correct" he is naive, should seek counselling, has "domguilt" (one I missed in my psychology studies and psychology is poorer for it!!) :) and is clearer telling everyone their life is actually Dominated by self-esteem issues!! ... but other people think they can!! I find it arrogant/ignorant.




yourGuardian -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:39:42 PM)

"You've been hanging here for two years as you said, what do you think?"

No I dont think you do!! Shame!!

"Yup and they usually kick ass."

Someone tell you that??

"You're right, you haven't tried to suggest what people should or shouldn't do- only made snap judgements about what they ARE doing and make negative character judgements based on that. "

Now I'm not sure you're actually reading... again, not snap!! only SOME people and yes, I'll hold my hands up, I think it demonstrates piss awful characteristics!!




atendersoul -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:40:44 PM)

hmmmm....and this one is still debating about which came first...the hen or the egg theory....
banana the greatest thing ever?......it is ok but the cucumber with a nice bumpy texture is wonderful




mnottertail -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:43:24 PM)

and they usually don't fart in bed.




yourGuardian -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:43:25 PM)

atender soul.... I think your criteria differed slightly from mine on what makes it the "best"!!.... in a fantastic way!!




BitaTruble -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 12:48:13 PM)

~FR~

Okay, I admit to being a bit confused. What, if anything, does the OP have to do with BDSM?

Celeste




SmokingGun82 -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 1:10:40 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: yourGuardian
why do some people on here take a fairly relaxed, open point or question on these message boards and then spend time breaking it down, focusing on semantics and declaring the "answer", often quite aggressively?!


I started to go with a bitchy, sarcastic answer. But I'd rather be semi-pretentious and quote Wendell Phillips: "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."

Which has almost nothing to do with the situation. I just like the line.

The thing is, people have opinions. And, like you, they choose to express those opinions. Sometimes vehemently. Sometimes people who type like monkeys get suggestions (pointed or otherwise) on how they could improve their communication skills. Why this bothers you, I'm not sure.

As for declaring answers... if you ask a question, and I know the answer, I'm going to share it. And yes, there are some  questions where every answer is going to just be an opinion... but if you're asking that question, don't be surprised that people offer them. And don't be surprised if people don't like having their opinions insulted or belittled. Few do.

quote:

ORIGINAL: yourGuardian
opinions are great but if it starts with the sentence "you're assumption is false" or any of the like... thats not an opinion!!


Bullshit. "Your assumptions are false, in my opinion." See how easy that was? My opinion, or anyone elses, can be whatever they want it to be. In my opinion, the sky is forest green and tap water tastes like pizza and nachos. Opinion's don't have to be true, and they're entirely different than statements of fact.


quote:

ORIGINAL: yourGuardian
*I dont have all the answers... I have only have three;
- If you really think you know all there is to know about yourself or any subject... you're an idiot!!


I know as much about myself as anyone else on this planet. I'm the world's foremost expert on me. And not to get too existentialist, but when it comes to me, if I don't know it, does it exist?

This is the only point of yours that I'll give any weight to. I think it was an accident.

quote:

ORIGINAL: yourGuardian
- If you really think you can take a snap shot of a person and then tell them what they do and dont know and what they should and shouldnt do as a consequence... you're an arrogant idiot!!


Do you mean when people answer questions on the forums, or in general? Because if you mean when they answer questions on the forums, then you're just flat-out stupid. The answers given are based on the information given.

If you mean in general, you're wrong as well. Give me ten minutes with anyone and I'll have a workable snapshot that tells me most of the things I need to know. That's what a snapshot of someone is- a sampling of what I need/want to know.


quote:

ORIGINAL: yourGuardian
- Finally... Yes!! The banana is the greatest thing ever!!


If the banana is the greatest thing ever, why can't it reproduce on it's own when cultivated?
(Yes, I realize you were kidding on this one.)

But hey, that's all just my opinion. Feel free to take it as you will.




AquaticSub -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 1:11:19 PM)

This is going to get interesting.




WhiplashSmile -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 1:13:03 PM)

Ummmm.. well, your message posting won't really change much of anything going on in the message boards.   There will always be somebody ripping a subject apart and down to the nutz and boltz.

Somebody will always have an opinion.  Somebody will always see something from a one way perspective or point of view.

Nearly everything you complain or challenge is simply part of human nature and interaction.  Hell, whole countries have even gone to war because of this type of thinking.

Yes, some people are bigger idiots than others.  Some people have opinions that run as deep as an ocean.   Some people will judge a matter quickly, some people will rip it apart and over think it to death.

We are all unique creatures, this is what makes the message boards so damn interesting as well.   If everybody thought and felt the same, it would be boring coming here.

Yes, some people hold onto a my way is better than your way point of view.  I think you are smart enough to understand why.  

Yes, everybody on this site is a human being.  Each of us has our own flaws, faults, strengths and weakness.  We have different temperments even, we have our own triggers and buttons, and bells and whistles.

There are some cases where an idiot will come online here, ask a question and nearly everybody see's it for what it is.   If it looks like a Duck, Sounds like a Duck, walks like a Duck, it must be a Duck?   Not unless you want to get into some really off the wall abstract thinking or logic. 

Sure, there are patterns even in "chaos theory".  Just because people make conclusions based on observations of what is posted does not make anybody an arrogant idiot.   There are times when some of the things posted are basically a no brainer for most people.

Anybody with 1/2 a brain, knows that most of what people share with each other here is a formulate thought or opinion based upon information presented.   The people that start these threads are looking or seeking as many thoughts and opinions as possible.   They use this information to come to their own conclusions in the end.   The message board here is simply a communication tool.  While you don't have to accept or agree with anybody, the reality is this.  It shows different thoughts and opinions of what other people have.

Just because one agrees or disagrees with somebody else, does not change the fact, that these opinions, lines of thoughts and school of thinking exist.  

If for instance somebody views or thinks as GOD as being a Bowl of Jello, this is the reality, that somebody believes this.  Regardless if it's ultimately true or not.  What is true is that somebody thinks and view GOD as being a Bowl of Jello.  No matter how hard you try to dismiss this line of thinking, it does not make this line of thinking simply go away.

I would say, it's apparent, you'd simply wish some lines of thinking and/or behavior to go away as well.  Sorry, the reality is, this is never going to happen.  Yes, I'm going to be Arrogant about this as well, since this is a no brainer.

So, you might think I'm an Arrogant idiot for this posting.  If anything I feel like I should be holding a mirror up for you while you are looking at me and others on the message board.




RCdc -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 1:17:29 PM)

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BitaTruble

~FR~

Okay, I admit to being a bit confused. What, if anything, does the OP have to do with BDSM?

Celeste


Nothing, Celeste - Just another passive aggressive making generalisations and being judgemental with unfounded assumptions....[;)] 
Geez, I am away for a week and look what I come back too...
 
Peace
the.dark.




AquaticSub -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 1:23:02 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Darcyandthedark
Geez, I am away for a week and look what I come back too...
 
Peace
the.dark.

 
Don't you know to never leave BDSMers unsupervised? [:D]




InsAndOutsFL -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 1:26:25 PM)

*Sticks the Trollish Monkey in a cage with his naner*




MissyRane -> RE: Everyone relax....I have all the answers* (8/21/2007 1:36:34 PM)

sooooooooooooooooooooo if a kid says that a banana is blue then you can't say they're wrong despite them actually being yellow because then you would actually be saying you ARE wrong
have you ever been to a speech competition? your statements would be ruled out there
did you know that it can be a little bit boring if nobody pretends to be a smartass?
did you know that I find you boring?[:D]




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