Comments on: The real Bullshit Bingo http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/28/the-real-bullshit-bingo/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Howard http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/28/the-real-bullshit-bingo/comment-page-1/#comment-595 John Howard Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:10:35 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/28/the-real-bullshit-bingo#comment-595 <p>Exactly. Good that you are paying attention. However, you missed the point that "moron" is, itself, an instance of psychobabble. Better luck next time.</p> Exactly. Good that you are paying attention. However, you missed the point that “moron” is, itself, an instance of psychobabble. Better luck next time.

]]> By: Dougal http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/28/the-real-bullshit-bingo/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Dougal Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:06:30 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/28/the-real-bullshit-bingo#comment-590 <blockquote> <p>Facts bore them and require knowledge.</p> </blockquote> <p>Very true. I guess that was why your statement was devoid of fact. But <em>did</em> use sarcasm.</p>

Facts bore them and require knowledge.

Very true. I guess that was why your statement was devoid of fact. But did use sarcasm.

]]> By: John Howard http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/28/the-real-bullshit-bingo/comment-page-1/#comment-589 John Howard Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:52:05 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/28/the-real-bullshit-bingo#comment-589 <p>The simplest way to separate the morons from the honest intellectuals is to note that the morons spend their time insulting the minds of the honest thinkers. Morons are unable to win honest debates, so they instead insult and dismiss their opponents' minds. Their favorite weapon is psychobabble. They can tell you all about the stupidity, the insanity, and the nasty motives lurking within the mind of anyone who disagrees with them. What they can't tell you about is facts. Facts bore them and require knowledge. Psychobabble is so much easier. Just make stuff up about the inside of other people's heads! Debate over! Cool! (When necessary, follow up with sarcasm).</p> <p>Anthropogenic global warming is real (and scary too)! Anyone who disagrees is in "denial" and has probably been bribed by "Big Oil". Case closed.</p> <p>See? Wasn't that easy?</p> The simplest way to separate the morons from the honest intellectuals is to note that the morons spend their time insulting the minds of the honest thinkers. Morons are unable to win honest debates, so they instead insult and dismiss their opponents’ minds. Their favorite weapon is psychobabble. They can tell you all about the stupidity, the insanity, and the nasty motives lurking within the mind of anyone who disagrees with them. What they can’t tell you about is facts. Facts bore them and require knowledge. Psychobabble is so much easier. Just make stuff up about the inside of other people’s heads! Debate over! Cool! (When necessary, follow up with sarcasm).

Anthropogenic global warming is real (and scary too)! Anyone who disagrees is in “denial” and has probably been bribed by “Big Oil”. Case closed.

See? Wasn’t that easy?

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