He hangs out on fundamentalist websites beating up the six-literal-days creationists. I’ve tried to get him to hang out in places where he might get a challenging intellectual conversation, but he seems indisposed.
Which wouldn’t bother me, except he comes in every other day or so and tells me about how he’s shot down these people again, like it’s some intellectual achievement; in reality it’s like entering the special olympics and winning the boxing gold.
Any thoughts on how I can get him hooked on someplace like the SDMB?
“Well, come on admit it - ANYONE can hold a debate with the creationists. If you were involved in some of the intellectually chalenging discussions over at the SDMB i’d be impressed…”
He doesn’t want to stretch, he wants to build up his ego by picking on those less intellectually fortunate than himself. And you want to take that away from him? That’s just cruel, man.
Oh, well, intellectually. I see.
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So, arranging an “accident” where he falls in a vat of acid and becomes Plastic Man isn’t what you’re looking for.
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Well, it’s just as well. It could go wrong and he’d come out as the Joker.