Ever tried arguing with an idiot?

[Signa]

I don't think that all video games are ripping off halo, but in nearly all of them (even rainbow six vegas), they have learned from the bar that Halo raised back when the original game came out. Since then, Halo (in my opinion) has lacked the same innovation that changed not only the FPS genre but videogames as a whole (mostly in the perspective of combining a relatively epic, deep story-line with the action of a fast-paced game). I think you can liken what Halo did the for the gaming community to what movies like Star Wars did to the movie industry. Star Wars pioneered special effects, computer graphics, and in the most basic of areas, what Sci-fi could be. Today, it's just about impossible to see a movie that doesn't have connections to a company George Lucas founded specifically for Star Wars and/or his Indian Jones films. But is this to say that EVERY movie rips off star wars? No, some movies have been completely original concepts, and some have taken concepts developed by Star Wars and made them much better. Halo is a great game, and yes some games to rip it off, but most of them simply have been influenced to be better than they would have been - which is not the same thing as ripping something off.

I think a much better example would be what the Matrix did for film. Some movies blatantly ripped it off thinking it could save their shitty film, and it just made things worse. Case-in-point: Battlefield Earth.

B.E. *IS* one of my favorite bad-movies though. It's a modern Army of Darkness for me, except AoD was trying to make an awesome bad-movie.

 

[Baneat]

too many times. I just give up and leave one to their ignorance. Only after listening to what they have to say and evaluating it, though. They might just be right and YOU are the idiot, but that is less likely the less intelligent that person is.

 

[xxcloud417xx]

What... another thread about fanboys!?!

*sigh*

 

[Wordsandstuffwillbenexttothis8465]

I argued with a lady at my work about hair colour. She was convinced if she dyed her hair during pregnancy her babies hair colour would change. This based on her sister who dyed her hair blonde and had a baby with blonde streaks.

No amount of talk on genetics and dominant/recessive genes would convince her otherwise.... I wanted to tear my hair out.

Who the HELL is letting her have children?!?

 

[Galli]

I just walk away. If it's on the internet I've started doing this:

So of course then comes the Naruto remarks, etc.

I'm only doing this because you asked for it.. sorta.

NARUTO?!!?!?!?!?! WHY
WHY
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY





still a pretty funny picture though but WHYYYY

 

[Fox1789]

if you truely want to aruge with an idiot, argue with a christain who's answer to everything is simply "cause the bible says so"

 

[stewart34]

Yes, my father

 

[HoverWhale]

However if you have proof or know how to obtain it then your set to win.

Not necessarily true.
When the DS came out, one of my friends was completely convinced that it was called the "Gameboy DS". Naturally, I had to correct him, saying that it wasn't a "Gameboy", and that it was just "Nintendo DS".
This argument took several days, maybe weeks (I can't remember), and the closest I came to proving myself right was when we went into one of the computer rooms at school. I went to the official Nintendo website and showed him that it was only referred to as the "Nintendo DS", and he replied with pages of google search results for "Gameboy DS".
I don't remember ever winning that one...

 

[Azazcyh]

once in awhile, but I like arguing

I normaly leave anything they say alone, but sometimes if I haven't had an argument in awhile I get a little itchy and thats when I start arguing with them and then if I can't find an argument. I start one

 

[Quadtrix]

Every day. Every goddamn day...

 

[Kiutu]

Most people I argue with are idiots, because they tend to miss my point, and even more annoying is when they pull me into the argument over something completly different.

 

[similar.squirrel]

People who claim that the Master Chief could defeat Samus Aran in single combat baffle me.
Samus has the sheer firepower advantage.

But her weaponry is 'boring and gay' and she's a girl, so I guess they're right -_-

 

[Nazulu]

However if you have proof or know how to obtain it then your set to win.

Not necessarily true.
When the DS came out, one of my friends was completely convinced that it was called the "Gameboy DS". Naturally, I had to correct him, saying that it wasn't a "Gameboy", and that it was just "Nintendo DS".
This argument took several days, maybe weeks (I can't remember), and the closest I came to proving myself right was when we went into one of the computer rooms at school. I went to the official Nintendo website and showed him that it was only referred to as the "Nintendo DS", and he replied with pages of google search results for "Gameboy DS".
I don't remember ever winning that one...

Oh God! I would just say "yeah whatever". Seriously, is it even worth it? When you have proof it works with people you can reason with, not everybody will want to learn on the spot like I said so lets the just drop the Gameboy DS.

 

[Nazulu]

People who claim that the Master Chief could defeat Samus Aran in single combat baffle me.
Samus has the sheer firepower advantage.

But her weaponry is 'boring and gay' and she's a girl, so I guess they're right -_-

I can't tell, are the people who prefer Master Chief idiots or are you? I guess it would be you since you never played a Metroid game before!

 

[similar.squirrel]

People who claim that the Master Chief could defeat Samus Aran in single combat baffle me.
Samus has the sheer firepower advantage.

But her weaponry is 'boring and gay' and she's a girl, so I guess they're right -_-

I can't tell, are the people who prefer Master Chief idiots or are you? I guess it would be you since you never played a Metroid game before!

??I was being sarcastic.

 

[Sporky111]

I have one friend who isn't really and idiot, but he makes himself look like it a lot because he likes to argue about everything, he usually doesn't know what he is talking about, and he is way too stubborn to even be compared to a mule. After about 3 years, I have finally started to learn that it is useless to argue with him, so I just go on letting him be wrong and try to ignore him when he blurts out pure stupidity.

Bottom line: TRUTH AND REASON IS WASTED ON IDIOTS

 

[spuddyt]

There is one saying I've come to take to almost utter truth.

You can't win against fools.

You can't lose either

 

[Del-Toro]

Not just any idiot. A baptist idiot.

Wow, me too. I was at cadets (it's a canadian youth organization, a government one) and this girl knew I was an atheist (I don't know what I am now, since I have come to revile the standard "freethinker" position) so she tried to convert me. I'd been having a friendly debate with her brother a few weeks before, and I had totally forgotten about it when she showed up with this magazine, apparently done by real scientists. I flipped through it, then asked her how she could prove it was HER god, the reply I got was "faith". The arguement continued on in a very circular manner for about 10 minutes until we had to get back to business. Apparently I had her on the verge of tears. I didn't find out about that until the next day, and from someone else, but I still just laughed.

 

[mykalwane]

There is a simple defense to this. Lol Cat speak, it is the most confusing effect to the stupid. Works for a good 5 seconds then increases exponentially based on how idiotic they are. Be warn, it is something that can confuse yourself as well for thinking in lol cat speak.