Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The arrogance of the illogical (#1825)

It doesn't matter to them that their arguments are incorrect. As long as it fits their vision for what they want life to exist as it will due, no matter how many times they are corrected for their manipulations. It is a form of arrogance, that transcends honesty or logic. They have an interpretation of how life should be and nothing short of death will convince them to question their stubborn belief. It is an arrogance that has no bounds when it comes to being right in their minds. I am reminded of a quote attributed to Samuel Longhome Clemens, better known as, Mark Twain, "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." Well, stupid is applicable to people who refuse to apply logic to their beliefs. I am all for having faith in something but not to using faith as a premise of an argument to prove something is correct in fact. Yet there are those who argue their belief all around the facts without ever coming in direct agreement with fact unless it fits their narrative. The problem with holding them accountable is that they use just enough relevant logic to hurriedly support their claims but then never give enough time for others to rebut their claims before they are off on another false equivalency. They buttress their defense with confusion and limited time to contradict as their narratives. What is easy for me to decipher from their narratives is whether a good for all is the outcome. Mostly they cannot supply an outcome that makes sense for everyone. Instead their vision falls short and conveniently only benefit those who have much as opposed to those who have little.

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