A word from SA regarding the "Insanity" thread

[liirogue]

This will be my only post here, and I likely won’t return.

I usually stay out of your things here, but I think you have skipped/ignored some good advice you’ve received in these two threads. I want to bring these to your attention, and I want you to honestly take their advice in the spirit in which it was meant.

@lissener

If you weren’t further educated than your own experience and education, for example, what would your observational skills tell you about the relationship between the sun and the earth? Or about the shape of the earth? Do you see how making an observation is the first step in understanding a thing; not the *final *step?

That’s quite literally how “confirmation bias” works–observation is completely capable of supporting an inaccuracy. You insist on reinventing every single wheel you’ll ever need; understanding the world based only on YOUR OWN observation and experience. Do you honestly think you are capable of observing and experiencing everything that it’s possible to know? Do you honestly believe you’re the first human being on the planet who is capable of being 100% right, all the time, on every single conclusion you draw from your own observations and experiences?

Seriously, SA. Educate yourself. You’re too smart not to.

@tomndebb

Since you appear to be more interested in simply having a shouting contest with others on the board, I will stop trying to interject any historical or factual references into this “discussion.”

@Sophistry_and_Illusion

So it is unfair to criticize what liberals have done to society (assuming that you are even right about that) without acknowledging the good they have done,; nor is it fair for you to praise conservatives while ignoring conservatism’s ugly history." That seems like a reasonable response to what you are saying.

@Rubystreak

Many people, including me, have tried to have a rational discussion with you, providing cites and trying to find some give and take. You never reciprocate, only dismiss, ignore, or belittle what is offered to you and persist in your blaming, your distorted and unsupported views of history, and your insults… But it’s clear that you’ve alienated a lot of people here…
Basically, it’s not clear that you’re at all worth talking to. When I converse, I want to feel like there’s an exchange, like the other person is listening and trying to find common ground; even if we can’t ultimately agree, I like to feel that I’ve learned something and so have you. There is no feeling of that with you. It’s as if you’re reading off talking points and trying to heap scorn on some monolithic force of evil, Liberalism. You have a massive axe to grind and it blinds you to the complexities and subtleties of the world. It’s not fun, enlightening, or worthwhile to converse with someone like that. So, if you care at all about how you’re perceived, you might want to lay off the inflammatory blaming, the lack of any cites, and the inability to acknowledge any facts that don’t fit in with your preconceived paradigm. IF you don’t, go on with your bad self, I guess.

And there’s a ton more if you care to look.