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What happened to intellectual honesty?

Discussion in 'EverQuest II General Discussion' started by Benito, Jan 25, 2020.

  1. Tekka

    Tekka That Village Idiot



    I get to be an altar boy? FREAKING SWEET!!

    I'm gonna eat all the crackers and drink all the grape juice to celebrate this stunning display of intellectual honesty!**



    **To be fair, I did wave the poking stick first, and got exactly the response I expected. I knew I recognized that name!
     
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  2. Benito

    Benito Banned

    I appreciate your history. It seems like you are not a lawyer so you don't have experience with the rigors of court and evidence.

    You may formulate your theories in much more reasonable fashion: qualified language, hedges, nuance, acknowledgement of limitations, and other rhetorical devices to distinguish truth from opinion.
     
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  3. Tekka

    Tekka That Village Idiot


    No, no. I lurk here to watch for just such an opportunity to poke you in the eye with a stick.

    I never log out. *stares*

    ❤️
     
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  4. Meneltel

    Meneltel Active Member

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - Sterling Hayden as Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper - IMDb

    Wasn't George. But still a great actor!
     
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  5. Sweatypie

    Sweatypie Active Member

    I knew playing EQ2 in 2020 was bad for your health, but if this is what my mental state will end up like if I continue playing the game, I am not sure its worth the risk.
     
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  6. Benito

    Benito Banned

    I agree. Gillymann has become the Alex Jones of EQ2.

    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Tekka

    Tekka That Village Idiot




    Is this the intellectual part, or the honest part?

    Inquiring minds and all that.

    I love me a cute frog.
     
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  8. Benito

    Benito Banned

    Great questions to ask Gillymann.

    Without a shred of hard evidence, Gillymann has created a convoluted conspiracy theory that Daybreak/Darkpaw actively and consciously swindles poor EQ2 players out of their hard earned cash through systematic nerfs and selling of power on the marketplace.

    I mean he even used statistical reasoning to back it up. It's like a conspiracy theorist saying 9/11 was an "inside job" because, due to my statistical reasoning, jet fuel can't melt steel. o_O
     
  9. Tekka

    Tekka That Village Idiot



    No, no. This isn't about Gillymann or whatever evidence and statistics he has, or has not, presented.

    The question is about you as a self proclaimed paladin of intellectual honesty.

    Which part of the questionably done meme is the intellectual bit, and which part is the honest bit?

    The blatant attempt at a character smear (after asserting only the most good faith intentions) aside.

    Take your time, I'll wait.
     
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  10. Benito

    Benito Banned

    Someone can't handle a good natured joke. Are you suffering from cognitive dissonance because I can fire witty references better than you? Are you afraid?

    No doubt, I am not in a friendly venue so I might as well have some fun. Intellectual honesty is more about facing whatever sh*t (ridiculous or not) comes at you rather than tucking tail and putting people on ignore. Gillymann tucked tail and ignored me on the official forums - very sad.
     
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  11. Benito

    Benito Banned

    Funny that Tekka would suddenly be so concerned about decorum.
     
  12. Feldon

    Feldon Administrator Staff Member

    Your Trumpesque projection and whataboutism is quite something.
     
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  13. Tekka

    Tekka That Village Idiot



    There's the next buzzword, in less that 5 posts. I'm on a roll today. Also, you used cognitive dissonance improperly.

    Actually, this venue is quite friendly. We disagree with one another politely and vigorously fairly often - though less so, since like the game itself, interest and activity has dropped off.

    You're also using intellectual honesty/dishonesty incorrectly. It's not about facing criticism (or ****, in your parlance) you brought on yourself. It is the ability to put aside your own personal opinion and belief about <thing> in pursuit of facts.

    I've said it before, and continue to stand by it: I'd rather be correct than right.

    But do carry on.
     
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  14. Benito

    Benito Banned

    This is not a friendly forum. It is even better: it is a circle jerk.
     
  15. Tekka

    Tekka That Village Idiot

    HAHAHAHA!! Nice try.

    I've NEVER been the decorous one. Ever. I will straight up kick you in the nonos with words, politely. If not for my respect for the posters here, and Feldon, I'd use a lot more profanity when I did it, though.

    Most of the rest of the posters here have far better manners than I do.
     
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  16. Benito

    Benito Banned

    You explain yourself too much now. No need to kowtow.
     
  17. Tekka

    Tekka That Village Idiot



    Given your history, I can see where you'd confuse respect and being polite with obsequious deference, it's still kinda sad, though.

    Keep going! I've got all the crackers and grape juice I need, perks and all that.
     
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  18. Benito

    Benito Banned

    Just having some fun. Glad I can finally sh*t on Tekka directly.
     
  19. Meneltel

    Meneltel Active Member

    But im a female, so do I just flash people? I don't have a BOB, sorry.


    Note: BOB is a Battery Operated Boyfriend
     
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  20. Feldon

    Feldon Administrator Staff Member

    And you're not here for any kind of useful conversation. You're here to show your ass and strut about like you're a genius level debater with the facts on your side. You're not.
     
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