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Dita von Teese on the Sharon Osbourne Show
Atheist Billboards in Colorado
>> ^Equilibrionist wrote:
[...snip...] that doesn't mean he is a fool. A fool is someone who refuses to accept the truth after it has been proven to him.
Another definition: a fool is someone who has been fooled.
Everyday Normal Guy
Kid Loses Fight With Mom.
New Saudi Bike Invention
Guy smokes first joint and attempts to play it cool (16s)
1. Not a felony.
2. Not a misdemeanor, either.
3. A finable offense, similar to jaywalking.
The Daily Show - Sarah Palin Is So Dumb...
Ralph Nader calls Barack "Uncle Tom"
Ralph Nader calls Barack "Uncle Tom"
Palin Critiques The State of Journalism
Which users are you ignoring? (Sift Talk Post)
It's stupid to ignore someone in a discussion.
I agree.
All discussions aren't created equal. I'm much more interested in debates when there's the possibility that someone's mind is open and might be changed. When they listen to the other side. When both parties have the option to grow from hearing new points that aren't typically in their realm of knowledge.
Watching two opposing parties stand on top of soap boxes and yell at each… that's much less interesting. Their minds are closed; they're not listening to one another, and there's no hope of moving to new interesting positions.
We had a billboard preacher come to my college some years ago. He stood in front of the student union and pulled out his favorite arguments on why we were all going to hell. As it turned out, we were studying the bible that week, and engaged in what we thought was debate. As a whole, we made argument after argument, destroying the positions he took. He never made a solid argument, not once. The frustrating part was that he never accepted any of our arguments. Any time we'd win a point, he'd ignore it and move on to his next argument. Over and over.
Communication is the attempt to convey ideas from one person to another. If there's no possibility those ideas will take root, then there's no point in communication.
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Fred Astaire's Best Dances With Props
Shopping channel salesman owned by television
The Effects of Drugs On the Brain