Thursday, September 10, 2009

Lunatic fringe is now an infestation

Is there any subject you can have a discussion about that doesn't include some sort of ass biting point of view that uses no logic, rational thought or knowledge on? My favorite topics are out of bounds any more. I get tired of trying to talk about them.

I love technology/computers/programming... Mac vs PC, Programming language vs programming language,
I love video games. Microsoft vs Sony vs Nintendo, game title vs game title(some not even on the same console) ie Halo vs KillZone.
I like Politics. R vs D vs I vs middle ground
I like Space. moon landing deniers vs NASA
I look at religion. Atheists vs Theologist

Each camp has varying degrees of support. I get tired of one type of conversation and move on to the next. Is it any wonder why people of like minds group together so they can each agree with each other, pat each other on the back and then eventually get into arguments about the finer details of a subject.

What is really starting to annoy me are those who fly in the fact of reason will deny hard evidence, convincing arguments stick with logical fallacies no matter what. Have they always been out there and just didn't have a medium to communicate with? Why are they getting so much attention? When someone with not accreditation makes an outrages claim, why are they so roundly argued with? The argument decibel level seems to give both sides more fuel and credit therefore it becomes news. News that is pushed with obvious and not so obvious intent. More than viewership, rating and interest but an underlying agenda for their own gains.

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