Topic: JREF involved in "cognitive infiltration"

[teethering]

We had a sighting of truthbadger in chat, unfortunately it was shortlived and he didn't say anything.

If he's still reading, please come back, we love us some nutters.

[Johnny Slick]

Beleth deleted his account.

[Eternally Learning]

I feel bad for truthbadger, can you imagine living in a world believing that stuff is true.

Apparently some people prefer that reality to the reality of things happening for not a great deal of reason, or at least in this case there being a small, 19-man conspiracy rather than a sweeping, thousand-man conspiracy.

Isn't it a really nice feeling to think you've figured out a massive, massive secret and are special because of it?  Then you get to be the unappreciated hero and any negative response is just a persecution you don't deserve.  Easier than actually being right or not knowing everything.

[Johnny Slick]

Yeah, there's also that sense, too, that living in an ordered world is more comforting than living in an unordered one, even if the ordered one involves things which are actively out to get you. It reminds me a bit of belief in the ancient Greek gods, who were capricious and kind of asshats, really, but who did make hurricanes appear and stuff. Having your house blown away because Zeus got angry at your town for not stocking his shrine with enough geese is, apparently, a more comforting reality than having your house blown away because of random weather patterns you have no control over.

[Beleth]

On a related note, I commented on the JREF blog story that started this whole thing and linked to this forum thread. It was moderated and never posted. My post didn't contain anything controversial, inaccurate, or profane in any way and still didn't pass moderation. What's up with that site?

If JREF moderation were reasonable or understandable, I wouldn't be here today.

But that's a whole 'nother story!

[drwfishesman]

On a related note, I commented on the JREF blog story that started this whole thing and linked to this forum thread. It was moderated and never posted. My post didn't contain anything controversial, inaccurate, or profane in any way and still didn't pass moderation. What's up with that site?

If JREF moderation were reasonable or understandable, I wouldn't be here today.

But that's a whole 'nother story!

Well....their loss is our gain as I see it, Beleth.

As for JREF forums and blogs, I won't waste any more of my time trying to add to the discussions there if they can't tell the difference between spam and pertinent information about an article. 

I mean I can just come here if I want to be ignored.

[Beleth]

Well....their loss is our gain as I see it, Beleth.

 

As for JREF forums and blogs, I won't waste any more of my time trying to add to the discussions there if they can't tell the difference between spam and pertinent information about an article. 

I mean I can just come here if I want to be ignored.

Note to self: stop ignoring drwfishesman.

[pandamonium]

Note to self: stop ignoring drwfishesman.

Who?

[drwfishesman]

Note to self: stop ignoring drwfishesman.

Who?

 

[pandamonium]

Note to self: stop ignoring drwfishesman.

Who?

 

<3 I know you and I don't interact very often, but you strike me as one of the more level-headed forum members. I think I have this impression because you don't post in Explicit very often (if at all) and all the crazy people flock there.

[341gerbig]

Cliffs on the truthbadger debacle ?

[pandamonium]

Cliffs on the truthbadger debacle ?

truthbadger: JP Grothe is a spineless c*nt.
us: can you provide your strongest piece of evidence that JP Grothe is a spineless c*nt?
truthbadger: I seen it!
us: really?
truthbadger: yes!
us: are you sure you don't have something better?
truthbadger: are you saying I'm a liar?
us: no, just crazy.
truthbadger: YOU'RE A NEST OF VIPERS!
us: you're crazy.
truthbadger: OH YEAH?!

/end

[341gerbig]

Cliffs on the truthbadger debacle ?

truthbadger: JP Grothe is a spineless c*nt.
us: can you provide your strongest piece of evidence that JP Grothe is a spineless c*nt?
truthbadger: I seen it!
us: really?
truthbadger: yes!
us: are you sure you don't have something better?
truthbadger: are you saying I'm a liar?
us: no, just crazy.
truthbadger: YOU'RE A NEST OF VIPERS!
us: you're crazy.
truthbadger: OH YEAH?!

/end

Lol, an angry caustic burnout?

Mebey I will read through this thread =)

[Jeremy's Sea]

I almost pity people who behave like that. Can you imagine actually believing that everyone who disagrees with you is a paid scab? That's kind of creepy actually. Then again those with the unshakable fundie mindset do seem to hold a persecution complex and actively try to feed it. Grasping at the straws of sanity like that just shows some people do live in a chaotic, frightening world.

[pandamonium]

Cliffs on the truthbadger debacle ?

truthbadger: JP Grothe is a spineless c*nt.
us: can you provide your strongest piece of evidence that JP Grothe is a spineless c*nt?
truthbadger: I seen it!
us: really?
truthbadger: yes!
us: are you sure you don't have something better?
truthbadger: are you saying I'm a liar?
us: no, just crazy.
truthbadger: YOU'RE A NEST OF VIPERS!
us: you're crazy.
truthbadger: OH YEAH?!

/end

Lol, an angry caustic burnout?

Mebey I will read through this thread =)

I may have taken some artistic license. Also, I skimmed some parts.