Pick a fight? No. Trying to figure out what the heck happenned? Yes.
So one out of who-knows-how-many replies was more instinctive than eloquent, and suddenly I'm branded? Does this mean that anything and everything I say from this point on will be perceived with prejudice? I guess that when you talk to someone for four or five years, there's the chance you might hit a nerve once or twice. Still, after all this time, I honestly didn't think I was skating on such thin ice. I still say the only difference between the two convos was your perception, and all because of one little poorly-chosen word.
It's true I probably should have laid low until you cooled down, but to be honest, I really don't feel like it.
So you wanna play with semantics? Fine, here goes: Even if I do happen to say that something is "bull," I am still doing nothing more than stating an opinion. It is actually no different than you saying that the exact opposite of what I just said is true. Naturally, we could automatically attach 'IMO' to every sentence we type, but I find that to be rather tiresome after a while. Furthermore, when you disagree with what I say, you are basically thinking that I am wrong, even if you don't say it. Considering the fact that I never said that you were wrong, saying that I implied it is rather silly since you basically implied the same thing.
It's no secret I like to argue. Whoops... Did I say argue? My goodness, where did THAT come from? I would never "argue," only "debate" or "discuss." But I digress... So where was I? I obviously know better than to think I could ever sway you from your beliefs, no matter how carefully I may express mine. And yet, by provoking you to defend your point of view there's a chance I would come to understand it better, even if I still decide to disagree with it. Plus, the discussion itself can be fun. But if I have to tread THIS carefully, then I would say it is not worth the effort and my opinions might be best kept to myself.
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Date: 2007-05-08 09:15 pm (UTC)So one out of who-knows-how-many replies was more instinctive than eloquent, and suddenly I'm branded? Does this mean that anything and everything I say from this point on will be perceived with prejudice? I guess that when you talk to someone for four or five years, there's the chance you might hit a nerve once or twice. Still, after all this time, I honestly didn't think I was skating on such thin ice. I still say the only difference between the two convos was your perception, and all because of one little poorly-chosen word.
It's true I probably should have laid low until you cooled down, but to be honest, I really don't feel like it.
So you wanna play with semantics? Fine, here goes:
Even if I do happen to say that something is "bull," I am still doing nothing more than stating an opinion. It is actually no different than you saying that the exact opposite of what I just said is true. Naturally, we could automatically attach 'IMO' to every sentence we type, but I find that to be rather tiresome after a while.
Furthermore, when you disagree with what I say, you are basically thinking that I am wrong, even if you don't say it. Considering the fact that I never said that you were wrong, saying that I implied it is rather silly since you basically implied the same thing.
It's no secret I like to argue. Whoops... Did I say argue? My goodness, where did THAT come from? I would never "argue," only "debate" or "discuss." But I digress... So where was I?
I obviously know better than to think I could ever sway you from your beliefs, no matter how carefully I may express mine. And yet, by provoking you to defend your point of view there's a chance I would come to understand it better, even if I still decide to disagree with it. Plus, the discussion itself can be fun. But if I have to tread THIS carefully, then I would say it is not worth the effort and my opinions might be best kept to myself.