Sophistry is fun, yo!

[mahnmut]

Ya know, I can never help but express my utter fascination with the utter prowess in the theory of ethics demonstated by Philosophy PhD'ers and the like. Somehow, even put in situations of extreme stress such as the frequent moments of mental diarrhea (or even physiological one), or when suddenly pushed out of bed early in the morning, they're always able to wrap up the simplest of issues in an elaborate garment and make it look so fashionable, sparkly, and, you know, sophisticated.

If we could all just sit down, have some soft drinks and endlessly indulge in semantics, rhetorics and sophistry instead of cutting, you know, to the heart of issues in a comprehensive, simple, practical and effective way, the world would've been a much better place. Amirite? :-P

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[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

Strangely enough, most of the time I prefer to be thought of (by people I may never meet) as weak of mind, than to indulge in useless word battles; life is much too short.....However you are correct in that it CAN be fun :D

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

You may be thought of whatever they like - by people who dont know you. Those who do, will know that you're actually of the "dont care enough to indulge in useless word battles" type :)