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Whenever I'm on an ED thread, I feel this crazy urge to argue against every single sentence I read. I think it's the main reason I stoped going to that thread. I don't really have the time or sanity to argue with everyone, and I'm trying not to stress myself like I usually do. Usually when I feel like I'm about to start arguing, I chose not to respond to the thread at all. I think it's the reason I avoid popular threads. Too many people.

Maybe I'm like this becaue I doubt everything. I heard somewhere that it's good to doubt, because then you can form your own ideas and reach beyond what you're taught. But at the same time, it's really tedious, stressful, and works my head harder than I work my computer when I pull up 5 internet windows, media player, maplestory, and photoshop at the same time.

So what do you guys think? Prone to doubt and arguement: pros and cons? (plz dont agree with me...im looking for new ideas)


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Also as a side topic...

I don't like to sound smart. =/ Whenever I start spewing intelligent crap I have a sudden urge to scream something really stupid like MARSUPIAL or RADIOACTIVE ZIPPER. ^__^ And I find it really ironic that a lot of people out there are struggling to hide their stupidity or think they're really smart when in reality they're no better than monkeys.

I like monkeys. They hang like laundry.

I wish we could talk about more fun things on an ED forum. Somehow I feel like my mind is divided. I wanna have an intelligent conversation with someone, and yet another half of me just wants to rot in front of a screen and play video games. Or blabber nonsense. Whichever is easier to start.

Do you like monkeys?

i do say random crap when i want to

yay munkeys

Well, for random comments of doom, there's always chat threads made by EDers like the Baby Eaters Charity or Do You Believe in Mods, or fun guilds to joke around in. If it's off topic, it really has no place in an argument.

ED is swarming with less-than-intelligent individuals. It's natural to want to argue them.

Do it when you want to, and bail out when you want to. Often times I'll be in the middle of a debate when I decide that debating is stressful and I'd rather work on a pretty picture in Photoshop, or get my arse kicked online on Fifa 08 for the PS3, or on rare occasion stop avoiding the fine folks on Final Fantasy XI and level my freaking DRK. So I do.

Simple as that.

You don't need to take yourself too seriously, but I think the following might sound a little odd:

I don't find myself prone to arguing as I cruise the forums mostly to generate interesting discussion and expand folks awareness of various perspectives on issues. Prone to being critical and counterpointing, yes. There's a real fine line to doing that without coming across as argumentative all the time. If you do feel argumentative, it relates to somethign Salotus said earlier: do you have this engulfing requirement to be right about everything? Such a tendancy has its strengths and weaknesses, so you just have to ask yourself if the negative traits of being self-righteous are worth it.

I tend to demonstrate more control when it comes to arguments involving people I am not familiar with. Friends and my love, I tend to argue with more, just because of the level of comfort and understanding of the person I'm debating with.

Sure, an argument is a disagreement, but not all disagreements are bad. If you think of an argument as a means to an agreement, it might change what you feel just a bit. In fact, if you try not to argue for the sake of being "right" then you might avoid common flaws in argumentation (due to wanting to win so badly) as well as allow yourself to actually teach and learn.