Philosophism

[Brown Thrasher]

Originally Posted by lookout123

you misunderstand what i am saying. what i have been getting at since i first addressed you was this repeated decision to insult, put down, or otherwise underestimate your fellow cellarites.

i've outdebated smarter men than you and i've had my ass handed to me by people much less intelligent than you. everytime i've thought i was smarter than those around me, someone showed up who was prepared to take me to school. the cellar is definitely a place where that can happen very easily.

i guess what i am saying is... be real. show some humility. be a part of the cellar without feeling like you have to always take someone on. we'll have much more engaging discussions if we can approach discussions as peers rather than in a superior/inferior manner.

i'm just sayin'...

Thanks lookout, and i mean that. No, I havent been misinterpreting the point you were making. At the time, I just thought there were many others who needed the same advice. You know sometimes, there is a need to be put in ones place. I appreciate you doing that in a manner that did not provoke my defevensive tendencies. I do not feel superior at all, but i don't feel inferior either. I am an educated person; just as most on this site. I won't argue that there are more intelligent people using this site than I. However, am I the only one you feel trys to act superior? If so, I think maybe you once again should read some of the replies I have been sent; I am fairly new, but I have been educated in philosophy. If you will notice I was jumped on like Dunlavy pretty much from the beginning. I enjoy this site, and I am prepared to practice humility. I just hope others are able to do the same thing.... Thanks again!!!