Posts moved from "I'm done" thread

[GaryE]

@Rocky998 I see you are outraged, but you need to look up 'straw man' fallacies. It's an important lesson to consider. It's something easy to fall into.

I think every person needs to understand their own moral guidelines. There's a big difference between doing what you are told is right, and knowing what is right and actually doing it. It's harder to learn that in a bubble. It's what people do when they're not being watched over that says who they are.

Plus you will meet predators in life. I've known burglars, murderers, gangsters and even cussers in my life I was offered a lot of ways to make easy money when I was younger, but I saw the strings, and more importantly, they went against my moral beliefs. I saw where they'd lead me - to the kinds of lives I'd seen since I was a kid. "Smarts" are a learned skill, even for smart people.

 

[Rocky998]

I think that its best for things said in private messages to stay in our private messages. The way that you worded your post seems to imply that @PheonixKingZ said something different in our private messages, which is not true.
I would say that as a rule no reference to what has been said in pm should be posted on the main forums. Just my thoughts.

Yah I know but I also wanted to state my reasoning. It's not like I actually said what he said in PMs. That's where it gets messed up. I keep private chats private. But I may say we had a conversation about whatever but I would never say what he/she said or what I said to them

 

[connorlindeman]

Yah I know but I also wanted to state my reasoning. It's not like I actually said what he said in PMs. That's where it gets messed up. I keep private chats private. But I may say we had a conversation about whatever but I would never say what he/she said or what I said to them

I personally think thats also saying to much. You can do what you want though.

 

[Rocky998]

I personally think thats also saying to much. You can do what you want though.

It of course depends on what the conversation was about. In this case it was something that wasn't extremely confidential and I wouldn't bring up things that were.

I see you are outraged, but you need to look up 'straw man' fallacies. It's an important lesson to consider. It's something easy to fall into.

I wasn't attempting or deliberately distorting what he said. I sincerely saw it in the way I did. I wouldn't twist someone's words to "win" an argument that is too low for anyone to do.
It was just a simple mistake on my part and I misread I suppose.
And yes I am upset. The way this world is makes me want to just burst. But I don't, or at least try not to... The things I see going on. It's horrible. All of it...
I think I'm starting to see why people are trying to go to a new planet. People just want to escape their own doings...

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

11... Ah man ban him!
Nah... Hmm let me guess... 16 and a half?

Lower

 

[Rocky998]

Lower

15

 

[connorlindeman]

It of course depends on what the conversation was about. In this case it was something that wasn't extremely confidential and I wouldn't bring up things that were.

No, it doesn't. No matter what the conversation is about it shouldn't be relayed on the main forums.

 

[Rocky998]

No, it doesn't. No matter what the conversation is about it shouldn't be relayed on the main forums.

It's not like I literally said what he said or even what I said. I just made a small gesture to having a PM closely relating to what is happening here

 

[connorlindeman]

It's not like I literally said what he said or even what I said. I just made a small gesture to having a PM closely relating to what is happening here

And all I said was that I thought that its best to keep private messages private. That means(to me), not speaking about it to anyone.

 

[GaryE]

I'm thinking the Rocky Connor disagreement shouldn't be on the main forums. Police things elsewhere.

 

[connorlindeman]

I'm thinking the Rocky Connor disagreement shouldn't be on the main forums. Police things elsewhere.

I'm not policing. Just stating my opinions. No different than @Rocky998 and @PheonixKingZ.

 

[Rocky998]

And all I said was that I thought that its best to keep private messages private. That means(to me), not speaking about it to anyone.

Mhm... Well I won't mention discussions had in there then. Done...
I still don't see anything wrong with what I said

 

[PheonixKingZ]

but I didn't get that version from what Phoenix was saying

That's because you blew things way out of proportion and didn't read what was in black and white.

I also agree with @connorlindeman on that subject.

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This is the "straw man" fallacy as was mentioned a bit ago:

"A straw man fallacy occurs when someone takes another person’s argument or point, distorts it or exaggerates it in some kind of extreme way, and then attacks the extreme distortion, as if that is really the claim the first person is making."

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

15

Yep

 

[itiwhetu]

Interesting. Wait tell you enter the work force and then you all will have to get off your moral high horses. The N word is not even the half of what you are going to hear, and unless you want to be an outcast then you are going to need to pull your heads in, and except that most of the world is not as perfect as you.