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I don't see the evolutionary advantage of creating enemies and making a total ass of themselves.Philosophy Explorer wrote:I regard it as part of evolutionary competition whereby someone feels superior to another whether it be by civil debate or by putting down another (overlooking that their own status may go down in the eyes of others because they couldn't put up a good argument)
People feel powerful and untouchable on the internet, and you know what they say about power. It's also an outlet for their inner arsehole, which they probably don't have the luxury of venting in the 'real' world. I'm surprised you blocked David Handeye. I thought he was one of the 'good guys'.Ned wrote:I don't see the evolutionary advantage of creating enemies and making a total ass of themselves.Philosophy Explorer wrote:I regard it as part of evolutionary competition whereby someone feels superior to another whether it be by civil debate or by putting down another (overlooking that their own status may go down in the eyes of others because they couldn't put up a good argument)
It is a mindless, pathological, knee-jerk reaction, probably they couldn't help it even if they tried.
I am sure a trained psychiatrist could identify this clinical condition, but I have never come across an explanation in all my readings on neurological research.
The only thing blocked here is the OP's intelligence.vegetariantaxidermy wrote:People feel powerful and untouchable on the internet, and you know what they say about power. It's also an outlet for their inner arsehole, which they probably don't have the luxury of venting in the 'real' world. I'm surprised you blocked David Handeye. I thought he was one of the 'good guys'.
Why do some people [Ned] use a term like 'some people' in a thread title to attack a few posters as being full of 'mindless hatred'. I think this lacks courage, as does shoving 'some people' into an 'Ignore' cage. There is no need for this highly emotive, condescending and divisive language; using poetry to 'get' at 'some people'. If you have a problem with 'some people' deal with it in a mature manner. The 'foes' and 'friend's feature is quite ridiculous.Ned wrote:They froth at the mouth, they spew out insults, obscenities, as many foul words as they can jam into a sentence, and all this without using a single argument or to intelligently reply to those already presented to them.
It is simple, mindless hatred, without a scrap of rational thought behind it.
I always find this spectacle disturbing because I like to understand things and this is beyond me.
Can anyone explain to me what makes people like this tick?
What happened to their reasoning brain?
Thin plot, no chorus, not mute, not following you wherever you go. Hilarious.Ned wrote:Isn't it funny?
I have my very own mute chorus, following me wherever I go.
Straight out of a Greek comedy!
Nope.Ned wrote:...and proving my point for me to boot...
It doesn't follow that it'll make enemies of those that are put down nor does it follow that's the intent. I believe it's mostly done to make the one with the uncivil tongue feel good. Can you cite any studies showing otherwise?Ned wrote:I don't see the evolutionary advantage of creating enemies and making a total ass of themselves.Philosophy Explorer wrote:I regard it as part of evolutionary competition whereby someone feels superior to another whether it be by civil debate or by putting down another (overlooking that their own status may go down in the eyes of others because they couldn't put up a good argument)
It is a mindless, pathological, knee-jerk reaction, probably they couldn't help it even if they tried.
I am sure a trained psychiatrist could identify this clinical condition, but I have never come across an explanation in all my readings on neurological research.
No, that's why I started this thread.Philosophy Explorer wrote:Can you cite any studies showing otherwise?
What you have here is s self referring example.Ned wrote:They froth at the mouth, they spew out insults, obscenities, as many foul words as they can jam into a sentence, and all this without using a single argument or to intelligently reply to those already presented to them.
It is simple, mindless hatred, without a scrap of rational thought behind it.
I always find this spectacle disturbing because I like to understand things and this is beyond me.
Can anyone explain to me what makes people like this tick?
What happened to their reasoning brain?