The Rise Of The Pseudo-Intellectuals
I browse a number of internet forums. All of them are different in many ways, but they are also the same in many ways as well. One of the similarities they all share is a certain portion of their population that pertain to know-it-all stereotypes. Adolescents who think at the grand old age of 16 they have championed every philosophical debate, and know the answer to every question and every dilemma life may happen to throw at them. Or at least they act like they do.
The internet is not only a good place to remain annoymous, it’s also a good place to disguise true intelligence. I know plenty of intelligent people in real life who act like, and come across as complete dumbasses on the internet. So I don’t think for one second that anybody who I happen to come across on a net forum is as intelligent, or not, as their posts may tend to suggest. I know many people like to project a persona of intelligence. That’s obvious from simply looking at their posts, their signatures, the quotes or words they happen to put therein. Quoting Darwin, Dawkins, Nietzsche, Marx or any other great thinker or philosopher does not make you look intelligent.
Taking somebody elses words and holding them up as absolute truth and brilliance is not intelligent either. It is the exact opposite. To simply accept something as truth because X person said it is the exact same quality that so many of you charlatans ridicule within religion. You say people are idiots for believing the bible just because people tell them to. Yet you believe what people say just because of who they are. Is that not on the same level of idiocy? I am not defending religion, or people who believe the bible. I am simply pointing out the blatant hypocrisy.
If you are all as intelligent and wise as you would like your posts to project, why not go out in to the world and do something worthwhile with your time? You see, I feel if the topics that are debated on the internet forums, were to take place in a real debating society. None of you idiots would have the balls to stand up and say the things you post.
I think it’s more fun to be smart, and do dumb things. Like blow up the helicopter Brad’s flying in with an RPG. (Which I totally didn’t mean to do!)
Im actually one of the people who act like dumbasses on the internet. Its fun =D
2+2=4
Bitch please.
haha…being a dick on WoW is fun…
I’m murdererdood on the rsbandb forum. I may well come across as the demagogue-know-it-all-holier-than-thou type online, and to be honest, i am. What you’ve said pertaining to real life debates does not stick at all with me; i’ve taken on a lecture theatre full of theistic people in religious debate on an ethical issue, and i frequently debate with religious people i know on the issue. I havn’t really got any more substance to this post, but i felt like pointing that out, due to personal vanity making it seem like i was included in the sweeping generality you made.
… I understood one word of that and it was “I’m”.
then it flew off my Understandable Radar
I fall into the same crowd as Belial. I go to a Quaker school and I debate daily with different people about religion.
On a point to Agnosticism/Atheism, you said, “You say people are idiots for believing the bible just because people tell them to. Yet you believe what people say just because of who they are.” I’d like to know exactly what you’re referencing when you say this because this kind of hypocrisy is the exact thing I try to avoid. I instead argue that because one cannot prove there is a God and one cannot prove there is not, the only true path of infallible belief is agnosticism. Quoting great thinkers is not something that I do, but I can assure you that no one who is truly Atheist or Agnostic is so because of someone else’s beliefs. Agnosticism is an understanding that must be realized by oneself for oneself, and always will be realized if one analyzes any religion critically.
Wow Brad Post something new soon i’m bored
I think brad died.
Brad’s been away a lot.
I think Brad is auto-rejecting my comments
… or not
.. something wrong on my end before?
<insert brief statement of agreement here>