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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
I retain the right to call someone stupid if they believe in such nonesense as
"The Elder Scrolls of Zion", or that the Earth is flat. Have we gone down the path of Political Correctness so much that it is unnacceptable to describe someone as stupid when, in fact, they are?
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I totally agree that those are some of the most outrageous, silly, and out there theories. Does that make those who consider them stupid?
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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
However, in the spirit of open debate, and in surprised reaction to your response, how about I say "silly" instead of "stupid"? Or maybe you would prefer logically challenged or some other nonesensical term such as cognitively dissonant?  |
Stupid has a certian and sure meaning. Stupid means of low intelligence. There is very little room for semantic argument over the meaning of 'stupid'. When you said there were so many stupid people out there immediatally after mentioning a group of people that includes yours truely, I took offence (was I wrong in taking it as less than a compliment?). I'm many things, but stupid isn't one of them. I'm happy to be called silly.
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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
True. You're absolutely correct. I pride myself on my command of English and I let myself down here. Please accept my apologies.
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No need to apologize, and I hope you saw the little joke in my calling you on your grammEr. Heh
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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Also, in the spirit of spelling nazis everywhere (and to let out some of my amused observation), it should have been "in the spirit of grammAr nazis..."
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Oh comon. Of course I'm kidding. You call me stupid once and I take a serious shot at your grammar? Nah. I still respect you too much to be a dick like that. To be clear, I know how to spell grammar correctly, and often spell it incorrectly on purpous because of it's light irony.