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  1. You can't enter a battle of wits with an unarmed person

    Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:43:09 UTC from web
    1. @nethernarwhal That's why you bring weapons ;)

      Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:43:33 UTC from web
      1. @meloetta Weapons tend to do well against idiots

        Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:44:38 UTC from web
        1. @nethernarwhal they do well against anything

          Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:44:55 UTC from web
    2. @nethernarwhal Moral of the story don't argue on RDN

      Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:43:40 UTC from web
      1. @righteousnarwhal I can't even remember the last argument I was in here but I sure as hell don't anymore,it's not worth it. Hell, that's why I left the Skype conversation, I'm not going to argue semantics with someone who has no idea what they're talking about and can't form a valid argument.

        Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:46:10 UTC from web
        1. @nethernarwhal It used to be fun back in the day. Phish would always barge in and make me look smarter.

          Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:47:37 UTC from web
          1. @righteousnarwhal I was mostly just being childish and idiotic

            Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:49:16 UTC from web
            1. @nethernarwhal I've always enjoyed playing my games.

              Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:50:16 UTC from web
              1. @righteousnarwhal I can have an educated debate with you because even if you don't agree you'll have valid arguments and will present yourself respectfully.

                Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:51:32 UTC from web
                1. @nethernarwhal That's the thing. One does not need to be smart or learned to be able to have a proper debate. the only requirement is to be polite and never play the offended card. It's impressive how many ignore those two rules.

                  Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:54:34 UTC from web
                  1. @righteousnarwhal Yeah, that's basically it. Especially that second rule, the whole "I'm offended by what you said, therefore I'm ethically correct" mentality that's been floating around a lot lately is awful and needs to stop.

                    Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:58:05 UTC from web
                    1. @nethernarwhal Sadly the only argument those who ignore that rule understand is iron.

                      Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 04:59:27 UTC from web
                      1. @righteousnarwhal Which is why I won't even bother arguing with those kind of people in the first place. It's not worth expending energy to make points that are going to fly over their head and it's also not worth having to stoop down to their level.

                        Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 05:02:30 UTC from web
                    2. @nethernarwhal To paraphrase Spinoza, the task is not to laugh nor weep, but to understand.

                      Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 05:05:42 UTC from web
                      1. @m14brony Or a personal favourite from Aristotle - Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

                        Tuesday, 14-Oct-14 05:12:36 UTC from web