Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey his meaning, without resorting to yelling --Richard Dawkins Submitted by comrade_pikachu on June 18, 2019 at 11:50 AM in lobby 28 comments −6−
[deleted] wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:08 PM Reply to comment by comrade_pikachu in Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey his meaning, without resorting to yelling --Richard Dawkins by comrade_pikachu Permalink Parent 2 comrade_pikachu OP wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:18 PM What's wrong with being rational or skeptical? Permalink Parent −5− paxcow wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:40 PM You're falsely equating emotional with irrational. You can be rational and skeptical while being emotional as well. Permalink Parent 5 ziq wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:32 PM Maybe that the people who claim to be rational and sceptical are just smug and self-important? Permalink Parent 3
comrade_pikachu OP wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:18 PM What's wrong with being rational or skeptical? Permalink Parent −5− paxcow wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:40 PM You're falsely equating emotional with irrational. You can be rational and skeptical while being emotional as well. Permalink Parent 5 ziq wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:32 PM Maybe that the people who claim to be rational and sceptical are just smug and self-important? Permalink Parent 3
paxcow wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:40 PM You're falsely equating emotional with irrational. You can be rational and skeptical while being emotional as well. Permalink Parent 5
ziq wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:32 PM Maybe that the people who claim to be rational and sceptical are just smug and self-important? Permalink Parent 3
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