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[Priestley]

zz1000zz

Priestley

I read 'A Brief History of Time' once. It twisted my melon. I tried reading it through again, got halfway through and couldn't stomach the rest. I consider myself to be fairly smart but my brain couldn't get to grips with the material even when the choice morcels were mashed up into babyfood for me.

Honestly, I never even looked at that book. People keep telling me about it, but I do not care to spend money on it, and they never have it handy.

Libraries are handy for that kind of thing.  

[Ixor Firebadger]

Would it impress anyone if I said that I've read War and Peace? ninja

It's not actually that difficult reading, I don't think. It's just hella long. I got to about 300 pages from finished and the only reason I didn't is because I left it at a friends house in the next state and never got it back gonk  

[saki_hanajima7]

zz1000zz

saki_hanajima7

zz1000zz

saki_hanajima7

The Fountainhead is amazing, by the way.

I always viewed The Fountainhead as an author wanting to espouse a philosophy, but knowing she would fail as an actual philosopher. By making her literary work nothing but vessels for her personal philosophy, she destroyed any value the work could have had.

Wow thanks so much for that. I'm sorry, I thought I was allowed to form opinions of books on my own. And my opinion is that it is a very well written book that makes me think. See? I can think too!

It is usually after posts like this that people accuse me of having an attitude. My post was calm and reasoned. The response to it was irrational and filled with attitude, and was not directed at anything I actually said.

Sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine when people act like they know everything.  

[zz1000zz]

saki_hanajima7

zz1000zz

saki_hanajima7

zz1000zz

saki_hanajima7

The Fountainhead is amazing, by the way.

I always viewed The Fountainhead as an author wanting to espouse a philosophy, but knowing she would fail as an actual philosopher. By making her literary work nothing but vessels for her personal philosophy, she destroyed any value the work could have had.

Wow thanks so much for that. I'm sorry, I thought I was allowed to form opinions of books on my own. And my opinion is that it is a very well written book that makes me think. See? I can think too!

It is usually after posts like this that people accuse me of having an attitude. My post was calm and reasoned. The response to it was irrational and filled with attitude, and was not directed at anything I actually said.

Sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine when people act like they know everything.

How did I "act like know everything"? My post started with, "I always viewed," which makes it clear it was just my opinion. Your post said nothing to indicate it was just an opinion.

So if anything, only you are guilty of what you accused me.  

[BluePoisons]

I just received the Orphaned Anythings by Stephen Christian(from the band Anberlin). ^^ It's not like other books, grammaticaly. But it's pretty good so far.  

[Ixor Firebadger]

zz1000zz

saki_hanajima7

zz1000zz

saki_hanajima7

zz1000zz

saki_hanajima7

The Fountainhead is amazing, by the way.

I always viewed The Fountainhead as an author wanting to espouse a philosophy, but knowing she would fail as an actual philosopher. By making her literary work nothing but vessels for her personal philosophy, she destroyed any value the work could have had.

Wow thanks so much for that. I'm sorry, I thought I was allowed to form opinions of books on my own. And my opinion is that it is a very well written book that makes me think. See? I can think too!

It is usually after posts like this that people accuse me of having an attitude. My post was calm and reasoned. The response to it was irrational and filled with attitude, and was not directed at anything I actually said.

Sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine when people act like they know everything.

How did I "act like know everything"? My post started with, "I always viewed," which makes it clear it was just my opinion. Your post said nothing to indicate it was just an opinion.

So if anything, only you are guilty of what you accused me.

You know, it might have helped if you had offered your own reading list to begin with instead of having to be asked.

It rather seemed as thought you ONLY posted for the purpose of offering critcism.  

[zz1000zz]

Ixor-san

You know, it might have helped if you had offered your own reading list to begin with instead of having to be asked.

I was not interested in doing so though. I read too many books, so making a list of books I read is usually daunting. Since everyone else was discussing books, not just listing them, I thought I would participate too.

Ixor-san

It rather seemed as thought you ONLY posted for the purpose of offering critcism.

I did. I looked at the last post in the topic to see if there were any books I could discuss. As it happened, there was one book which I happened to know. It is just chance that the book happened to be one I disliked, rather than one I liked. Would my post have been just as presumptuous if I had offered a similarly worded post praising The Foutainhead?

If not, I do not see how I can be faulted.  

[Ixor Firebadger]

zz1000zz

Ixor-san

You know, it might have helped if you had offered your own reading list to begin with instead of having to be asked.

I was not interested in doing so though. I read too many books, so making a list of books I read is usually daunting. Since everyone else was discussing books, not just listing them, I thought I would participate too.

Ixor-san

It rather seemed as thought you ONLY posted for the purpose of offering critcism.

I did. I looked at the last post in the topic to see if there were any books I could discuss. As it happened, there was one book which I happened to know. It is just chance that the book happened to be one I disliked, rather than one I liked. Would my post have been just as presumptuous if I had offered a similarly worded post praising The Foutainhead?

If not, I do not see how I can be faulted.

Y'know, you don't always have to be criticizing something in order to take part in a discussion. confused

Try saying something positive once in a while. People might not find you so disagreeable if you weren't always disagreeing with everything.  

[zz1000zz]

Ixor-san

zz1000zz

Ixor-san

You know, it might have helped if you had offered your own reading list to begin with instead of having to be asked.

I was not interested in doing so though. I read too many books, so making a list of books I read is usually daunting. Since everyone else was discussing books, not just listing them, I thought I would participate too.

Ixor-san

It rather seemed as thought you ONLY posted for the purpose of offering critcism.

I did. I looked at the last post in the topic to see if there were any books I could discuss. As it happened, there was one book which I happened to know. It is just chance that the book happened to be one I disliked, rather than one I liked. Would my post have been just as presumptuous if I had offered a similarly worded post praising The Foutainhead?

If not, I do not see how I can be faulted.

Y'know, you don't always have to be criticizing something in order to take part in a discussion. confused

Try saying something positive once in a while. People might not find you so disagreeable if you weren't always disagreeing with everything.

I say plenty of positive things. It is just a matter of what topics are being discussed.  

[Ixor Firebadger]

Ok. Here's an idea. You pick the next topic of conversation. I really would like to be able to have a good-natured conversation with you. That's why I wanted this thread. I figured it would promote some kind of harmony. Debates can get pretty heated and it's nice to be able to remember that there's a regular, worthwhile human being behind those controversial views.  

[Priestley]

I do think it's unfair that zz1000zz is having to repeatedly state his neutral intentions whenever someone has an issue with his criticisms.  

[Ixor Firebadger]

Priestley

I do think it's unfair that zz1000zz is having to repeatedly state his neutral intentions whenever someone has an issue with his criticisms.

This is not the place for neutral. It's not a debate thread. It's supposed to be light-hearted and happy. HAPPEEEEEEEEE darn you!!!

*shakes you by the shoulders and looks maniacal*  

[Priestley]

Ixor-san

Priestley

I do think it's unfair that zz1000zz is having to repeatedly state his neutral intentions whenever someone has an issue with his criticisms.

This is not the place for neutral. It's not a debate thread. It's supposed to be light-hearted and happy. HAPPEEEEEEEEE darn you!!!

*shakes you by the shoulders and looks maniacal*

*stuffs a sammich in your mouf*  

[Ixor Firebadger]

Priestley

Ixor-san

Priestley

I do think it's unfair that zz1000zz is having to repeatedly state his neutral intentions whenever someone has an issue with his criticisms.

This is not the place for neutral. It's not a debate thread. It's supposed to be light-hearted and happy. HAPPEEEEEEEEE darn you!!!

*shakes you by the shoulders and looks maniacal*

*stuffs a sammich in your mouf*

*blinks and scarfs down the sammich*

Mm...I was hungry xd  

[Priestley]

Ixor-san

Priestley

Ixor-san

Priestley

I do think it's unfair that zz1000zz is having to repeatedly state his neutral intentions whenever someone has an issue with his criticisms.

This is not the place for neutral. It's not a debate thread. It's supposed to be light-hearted and happy. HAPPEEEEEEEEE darn you!!!

*shakes you by the shoulders and looks maniacal*

*stuffs a sammich in your mouf*

*blinks and scarfs down the sammich*

Mm...I was hungry xd

That wasn't a maniacal look, then?