Why the Antagonism

NCfan
NCfan Posts: 945
edited August 2006 in A Moving Train
What is wrong that we can't just state our opinions without egging each other on? How mature is this group? It seems that the last few days it is out of control....

It seems as if some people are coming on here and posting just to let steam off or antagonize people who disagree with them.

Can we get a grip please???
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  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    Happens from time to time on here.

    It helps if you do not respond to them so they can slide down the pages into oblivion. Getting personal is no excuse, and insulting remarks are really uncalled for.

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    you get a grip!!!!! :(
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    It's all good.
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I don't know why, but Israel specifically brings out the bad side of people on here, myself included at times. Sometimes people say things that are just so inflammatory that you lose it.
  • monkey spanker
    monkey spanker Posts: 283
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Sometimes people say things that are just so inflammatory that you lose it.

    but if you know thats their goal, to inflame you, then you can't lose it. for example....i was just told in a thread that the entire US army are terrorists, now obviously that is just an over the top dumb statement....the only reason even say that is to inflame...so you just laugh it off.
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    monkey spanker wrote:
    but if you know thats their goal, to inflame you, then you can't lose it. for example....i was just told in a thread that the entire US army are terrorists, now obviously that is just an over the top dumb statement....the only reason even say that is to inflame...so you just laugh it off.

    Yep ... I have tried to change my attitude, to view this place as a practice ground for emotional regulation skills.
  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    I don't know man. I thought that since we were all fans of the same band we would atleast be respectful of each other, but that's pretty much out the window. I've done it too, (Feel Good Story pt. 69) but I just got fed up with being pushed so I pushed back. Not really the right thing to do though.
  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    I just got fed up with being pushed so I pushed back. Not really the right thing to do though.

    That's the best post on the Israeli/Palenstinian issue I've ever seen ;)
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    farfromglorified wrote:
    That's the best post on the Israeli/Palenstinian issue I've ever seen ;)

    Where was it? Did I miss anything? :D

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • Derrick
    Derrick Posts: 475
    It's easy to lose grasp on maturity when the subject matter is what it's been. Fortunately you all have keyboards and not guns.
  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    OutOfBreath wrote:
    Where was it?

    Right here:
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    I just got fed up with being pushed so I pushed back. Not really the right thing to do though.
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Right here:
    Ah, I get it now. :p
    Boy, am I thick today. :(

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    Derrick wrote:
    It's easy to lose grasp on maturity when the subject matter is what it's been. Fortunately you all have keyboards and not guns.

    Hmm, maybe that's the solution. Lock them all up, give them a forum with internet connection and let them battle it out. Last man standing (or typing as it would be). :)

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    OutOfBreath wrote:
    Hmm, maybe that's the solution. Lock them all up, give them a forum with internet connection and let them battle it out. Last man standing (or typing as it would be). :)

    Peace
    Dan

    The problem with that is that when you show facts and evidence to people, some choose to either ignore it or argue back with insults or non factual evidence that represents only what they believe.
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    The problem with that is that when you show facts and evidence to people, some choose to either ignore it or argue back with insults or non factual evidence that represents only what they believe.
    Certainly. Let them battle it out until all but one are tired and quits. :) Sort of a contest of wills. Beats the blood and gore.

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • bookworm30
    bookworm30 Posts: 186
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    The problem with that is that when you show facts and evidence to people, some choose to either ignore it or argue back with insults or non factual evidence that represents only what they believe.

    Exactly. How weird.
    The more I see the less I know for sure. - John Lennon
  • floyd1975
    floyd1975 Posts: 1,350
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    The problem with that is that when you show facts and evidence to people, some choose to either ignore it or argue back with insults or non factual evidence that represents only what they believe.

    The problem becomes more complex when everyone has a different definition of "facts."
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    zstillings wrote:
    The problem becomes more complex when everyone has a different definition of "facts."

    I dont think the definitions vary, but the perception of them do. Facts are hard to find and hard to make objective. Especially concerning politics, philosophies and lifeworlds in general.

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965

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