+10 As the number of factcheckers goes up, the number of people thinking for themselves seems to go down at the same rate, amirite?

by Anonymous 4 years ago

False. 33% of people who think for themselves inevitably turn into rabbits that eat paste in kindergarten.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

interesting, got a source for that pearl of wisdom?

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Jack daniels. I'll pour you a glass.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

? does it? thinking for yourself involves opinion based things. not fact based things. you can't deny something factual and then go "well i'm just thinking for myself".

by Anonymous 4 years ago

it kind of does, particularly when you see how biased people become through endless factchecking and factfinding and becoming snarky out of that isn't a sign of intelligence

by Anonymous 4 years ago

i'm all for being fact checked if what i've said is wrong.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

same but i'm not prepared to be harassed into citating myself because someone else thinks i need to validate my argument to them, thats not healthy informative discussion and just ends up polarising people

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Arguments are based upon opinion and opinion only. Facts cannot be argued if they are facts. If I say 2+2 =4 and someone disagrees then I have a problem. If I say 2+2=6 and someone says I'm wrong and asks me if I can prove it and I say "this is what I say" then I have an even bigger problem...it makes me a total idiot and there is no argument.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Maybe fact is more in our minds then a physical manifestation of truth

by Anonymous 4 years ago

The number of people thinking for themselves I think is going up. The problem is their way of thinking is not structured in a way that is going to lead them to a right answer.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Hey OP u misspelled "Fascist" in your name. Have a good day!

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Seems the number of people who think for themselves has declined drastically in the past couple of decades. Simply to lazy to do so.

by Anonymous 4 years ago