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bravenrace PowerDork
5/30/12 8:02 a.m.

Everyone has their own view of everything.

jrw1621 PowerDork
5/30/12 8:05 a.m.

Your wrong.

JoeyM SuperDork
5/30/12 8:11 a.m.

bravenrace wrote: Everyone has their own view of everything.

That doesn't mean they are right. Especially about dolphins [David Brin's Dogma of Otherness]

bravenrace PowerDork
5/30/12 8:13 a.m.

jrw1621 wrote: Your wrong.

No, you are.

bravenrace PowerDork
5/30/12 8:14 a.m.

JoeyM wrote:
bravenrace wrote: Everyone has their own view of everything.
That doesn't mean they are right. Especially about dolphins [David Brin's Dogma of Otherness]

David Brin is wrong. He's wrong for writing something so long that I don't read it.

mad_machine MegaDork
5/30/12 8:15 a.m.

Somewhere, between all things.. lies the truth

bravenrace PowerDork
5/30/12 8:18 a.m.

mad_machine wrote: Somewhere, between all things.. lies the truth

That could be debated.

N Sperlo UberDork
5/30/12 8:22 a.m.

Hey guys, chill out. Its just a disagreement.

Klayfish Dork
5/30/12 8:27 a.m.

mad_machine wrote: Somewhere, between all things.. lies the truth

jrw1621 PowerDork
5/30/12 8:29 a.m.

bravenrace wrote:
jrw1621 wrote: Your wrong.
No, you are.

fasted58 UltraDork
5/30/12 8:33 a.m.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker UltimaDork
5/30/12 8:44 a.m.

fasted58 wrote:

slantvaliant Dork
5/30/12 8:46 a.m.

bravenrace wrote: Everyone has their own view of everything.

I see your point.

neon4891 UltimaDork
5/30/12 8:49 a.m.

JoeyM SuperDork
5/30/12 8:49 a.m.

bravenrace wrote:
JoeyM wrote:
bravenrace wrote: Everyone has their own view of everything.
That doesn't mean they are right. Especially about dolphins [David Brin's Dogma of Otherness]
David Brin is wrong. He's wrong for writing something so long that I don't read it.

Short version: We live in a culture where people have lots of different ideas, and we're taught that it is wrong to tell people they're incorrect. Brin thinks this might make it easier for us to get along, but there are problems with the idea. The facts, are the facts. Just because you believe something (e.g. that dolphins are super-intelligent) doesn't make it true.

N Sperlo UberDork
5/30/12 8:51 a.m.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
fasted58 wrote:

bravenrace PowerDork
5/30/12 9:11 a.m.

slantvaliant wrote:
bravenrace wrote: Everyone has their own view of everything.
I see your point.

Hey now, you're not going to be a problem, are you?

Giant Purple Snorklewacker UltimaDork
5/30/12 9:12 a.m.

bravenrace wrote:
slantvaliant wrote:
bravenrace wrote: Everyone has their own view of everything.
I see your point.
Hey now, you're not going to be a problem, are you?

Don't worry - he only agrees with you because you are both wrong for different reasons.

bravenrace PowerDork
5/30/12 9:12 a.m.

In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:

This picture literally made me laugh out loud. That doesn't happen very often.

Chris_V UltraDork
5/30/12 9:17 a.m.

JoeyM wrote:
bravenrace wrote:
JoeyM wrote:
bravenrace wrote: Everyone has their own view of everything.
That doesn't mean they are right. Especially about dolphins [David Brin's Dogma of Otherness]
David Brin is wrong. He's wrong for writing something so long that I don't read it.
Short version: We live in a culture where people have lots of different ideas, and we're taught that it is wrong to tell people they're incorrect. Brin thinks this might make it easier for us to get along, but there are problems with the idea. The facts, are the facts. Just because you believe something (e.g. that dolphins are super-intelligent) doesn't make it true.

Agreed. But today, having and holding tightly to an opinion is vastly more important than actually knowing what you're talking about. And by god, never change an opinion to match the facts, or any new information that comes to light.