dirtmudd Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 23 minutes ago, cincymat said: My Mother always told me the truth. Especially when I didn’t want to hear it. She tried her best to make sure I did the right thing. Unfortunately, she taught me to question things and I applied that by questioning if the right things were truly right. She didn’t always appreciate my application of her teachings. Anyway, I think, part of the demise of intellectualism is the lack of questioning the information we are presented. And the respect we gave those brave enough to appreciate both sides of an argument. is this all caused by the loss.. of the moral fabric....that was instilled...in all of us....several + generations ago...the break down of the family unit...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 You can't say "all of us" or someone will get all demographic on your hiney. But I would say no. One may be a symptom of the other, but not a cause. Causation and correlaton are not equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincymat Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, dirtmudd said: is this all caused by the loss.. of the moral fabric....that was instilled...in all of us....several + generations ago...the break down of the family unit...? Possibly. There does seem to be a real lack of appreciation of each other. This forum excluded. Nice people here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, oldtimer said: You can't say "all of us" or someone will get all demographic on your hiney. But I would say no. One may be a symptom of the other, but not a cause. Causation and correlaton are not equivalent. I can care less....what others think.. it's the cause of not thinking.... should of learned don't touch the stove....it hot....if you did not learn that early on....you still get burned.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 You can care less? Then how much do you care, or conversely, how much less can you care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, oldtimer said: You can care less? Then how much do you care, or conversely, how much less can you care? what are we talking about demographics of dumbographics.. the demographic i can care less about.... I and I only have can control my actions....for better or worse.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 is this the same as me telling a friend I didn't drink any more. his reply "You don't drink any less, do you?" we don't seem to live in a hands on world. we read about it and over intellectualize a lot. from a self proclaimed simpleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 If you can care less, then you care somewhat. If you can't care less, then you don't care. No it's not the same as I don't drink anymore. It's not intellectualizing, it's the language we supposedly speak. Gilbert's responses in this thread are an example. He called me out on saying the entire USA , instead of properly qualifying a generalization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, oldtimer said: If you can care less, then you care somewhat. If you can't care less, then you don't care. No it's not the same as I don't drink anymore. It's not intellectualizing, it's the language we supposedly speak. I will try my third language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Earlier wasn't it you who said adults were programmed by the internet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 9 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Earlier wasn't it you who said adults were programmed by the internet? basically what you eat....does not make me deficate ...or vise versa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 You won't find me eating or defecating collins, no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, oldtimer said: You won't find me eating or defecating collins, no worries. I find that amusing...your actions provide another story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 The precedent set is for you to start a thread then provide your story first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 i’m beginning to feel dumber. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 It's all part of the cosmic unconsciousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, oldtimer said: It's all part of the cosmic unconsciousness. you mean we can connect the dots in any order we want and call the resultant picture anything that we want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 You are the dot. You are connected with all of the other dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 i like dots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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