Early I claimed that Elvis was a better innovator than the Beatles, and I'm bringing in evidence to prove the Beatles did that admits Elvis did is situationally ironic, for the act was meant to support the Beatles, while it ended up equally supporting both sides of the argument. Also I personally wish to find proof that the Beatles did other stuff no one had yet.RandomAbuse said:Nobody said that Elvis didn't... just because he did doesn't mean that the Beatles didn't...Caravaggio said:I just need to point out the irony. Right in the second paragraph it mentions how Elvis had revolutionized pop.maiiau said:As I said, I don't really care about the Beatles all that much, and I don't know their history. But a Google search turns up this list, at least: http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/wiener.htmCaravaggio said:You see though, my arguments aren't to prove that my opinion is superior. Just that is actually logical and based in facts. based on music wavelength, Beatles music is far from anything that most of the world considers rock e. g. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, etc. and Elvis's music is rather close (And, I remind you, Elvis came first). They did not innovate anything new other than what I previously mentioned and if you can find me an example of another innovation originally made by them and you back it up then I will admit fault, but by all logic the Beatles did not invent rock and roll.maiiau said:Judging by how you've explained your dislike of the Beatles (for the record, my opinion on the Beatles is that I can take them or leave them), I'd say it was because you seem to make it sound like your opinion is the right one and people should conform to it, when really they have as much right to like bacon as you do to dislike it. If you're constantly going around making people feel defensive about their choices and acting superior, they won't want to hang around you. I've never gotten anyone angry at me for saying I dislike coffee or don't drink alcohol, so I can't imagine why just that sort of thing would cause people to stop speaking to you.
See above. Merely pointing out irony, argument not initialized.maiiau said:And? I didn't say Elvis didn't revolutionize music. You've ignored the point of what I said twice now.Caravaggio said:snip before we get totally crushed by quotes
You're right about the 2 dimensional thing. Only if there were more, that would involve actual face to face communication, with no pause to think and no one who could moderate fast enough. (Not argument, merely observation)The_root_of_all_evil said:That's the thing with text. It's only two-dimensional. If you have time, always re-read what you've written to make sure you can't offend someone with it. (This in itself could be seen to be patronising - but I'm hoping you'll catch the jist.)Caravaggio said:I apologize for the condescension. I'm just a bit grumpy about being patronized. And I hope that statement doesn't sound like condescension, it wasn't meant to be, I would merely like to draw attention to what I reacted to being patronizing in itself.
If someone does like coffee though, they usually have already weighed the pros/cons in their mind and decided to go with it. Same with bacon. There's few things worse than hearing someone saying "You made the wrong choice!", and that's where the anger comes from.
If you hate coffee, fine. But it's not cool to tell a coffee-lover that. Tell a coffee-hater and get really bitter over a nice cup of tea. But talk to the coffee lover about something like vests. Even Francis doesn't hate vests.![]()
Nice comment about Freud. Many people (including me) believe that Freud was bit messed up when he hypothesized all of his claims. You know, because of the heroin addiction and all of that.Karlosdj86 said:In psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud defined hate as an ego state that wishes to destroy the source of its unhappiness.
therefore, technically speaking. your friends hate bacon and coffee more than you do.
Can't think of a better way to destroy bacon than eating it, can you?
Logic is subjective, and facts are alterable.Caravaggio said:You see though, my arguments aren't to prove that my opinion is superior. Just that is actually logical and based in facts. based on music wavelength, Beatles music is far from anything that most of the world considers rock e. g. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, etc. and Elvis's music is rather close (And, I remind you, Elvis came first). They did not innovate anything new other than what I previously mentioned and if you can find me an example of another innovation originally made by them and you back it up then I will admit fault, but by all logic the Beatles did not invent rock and roll.maiiau said:Judging by how you've explained your dislike of the Beatles (for the record, my opinion on the Beatles is that I can take them or leave them), I'd say it was because you seem to make it sound like your opinion is the right one and people should conform to it, when really they have as much right to like bacon as you do to dislike it. If you're constantly going around making people feel defensive about their choices and acting superior, they won't want to hang around you. I've never gotten anyone angry at me for saying I dislike coffee or don't drink alcohol, so I can't imagine why just that sort of thing would cause people to stop speaking to you.
Okay, back to my original point, then: you go about explaining your hatred in ways that cherry picks little bits of information that agrees with your point of view rather than takes into account the whole piece of information, and your tone tends toward "these are the ways my opinion is actual fact, and not just an opinion" when like or dislike can never be anything but opinion.Caravaggio said:See above. Merely pointing out irony, argument not initialized.maiiau said:And? I didn't say Elvis didn't revolutionize music. You've ignored the point of what I said twice now.Caravaggio said:snip before we get totally crushed by quotes
Problem being, you'd lose research, images and video. It's all swings and roundabouts.Caravaggio said:You're right about the 2 dimensional thing. Only if there were more, that would involve actual face to face communication, with no pause to think and no one who could moderate fast enough. (Not argument, merely observation)
I concede in saying that like and dislike are subjective views, but what I meant is that my side of the argument is based in facts, not opinion, i. e. the health issues.maiiau said:Okay, back to my original point, then: you go about explaining your hatred in ways that cherry picks little bits of information that agrees with your point of view rather than takes into account the whole piece of information, and your tone tends toward "these are the ways my opinion is actual fact, and not just an opinion" when like or dislike can never be anything but opinion.Caravaggio said:See above. Merely pointing out irony, argument not initialized.maiiau said:And? I didn't say Elvis didn't revolutionize music. You've ignored the point of what I said twice now.Caravaggio said:snip before we get totally crushed by quotes
As it should becamokkid said:I don't think that everybody likes marmite as much as you dobeniki said:How can you lose a friend over bacon? It's... it's bacon! It's a pretty tasty strip of meat and fat. Is it really the fact you don't like bacon they're annoyed over, or the fact you won't join in the joke?
I mean it's not like it was Marmite (All hail the Black Goo God).
[link/]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am6fco14Gi0[/link]
What you just said about logic and facts literally contradicts the definitions of the words.beniki said:Logic is subjective, and facts are alterable.Caravaggio said:You see though, my arguments aren't to prove that my opinion is superior. Just that is actually logical and based in facts. based on music wavelength, Beatles music is far from anything that most of the world considers rock e. g. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, etc. and Elvis's music is rather close (And, I remind you, Elvis came first). They did not innovate anything new other than what I previously mentioned and if you can find me an example of another innovation originally made by them and you back it up then I will admit fault, but by all logic the Beatles did not invent rock and roll.maiiau said:Judging by how you've explained your dislike of the Beatles (for the record, my opinion on the Beatles is that I can take them or leave them), I'd say it was because you seem to make it sound like your opinion is the right one and people should conform to it, when really they have as much right to like bacon as you do to dislike it. If you're constantly going around making people feel defensive about their choices and acting superior, they won't want to hang around you. I've never gotten anyone angry at me for saying I dislike coffee or don't drink alcohol, so I can't imagine why just that sort of thing would cause people to stop speaking to you.
The way you are wording your responses is implying that you posses more facts, and that whilst your opinion is based on logic, the other persons is not, and therefore less valid.
The language you are using is abrasive. You call people childish, and keep re-directing points to well trodden territory where you are comfortable you can win, such as the healthiness of bacon, and the legitimacy of the Beatles creating rock and roll. You see these minor victories as proof of your own intelligence.
You are afraid to actually confront the real point of the person you are quoting.
In short, you're no fun.
... Then again, you can save yourself with answering the most important question of all.
You like marmite?
Very true, though what I was trying to say is that if there were a more than 2 dimensional communication based on a forum, then the above difficulties would arise.The_root_of_all_evil said:Problem being, you'd lose research, images and video. It's all swings and roundabouts.Caravaggio said:You're right about the 2 dimensional thing. Only if there were more, that would involve actual face to face communication, with no pause to think and no one who could moderate fast enough. (Not argument, merely observation)