Godlike Productions - Discussion Forum
Users Online Now: 1,376 (Who's On?)Visitors Today: 148,371
Pageviews Today: 252,562Threads Today: 97Posts Today: 1,750
02:33 AM


Rate this Thread

Absolute BS Crap Reasonable Nice Amazing
 

The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy

 
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 09:17 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
This site and probably all other sites revolving around conspiracy-like themes are infested with them: the fundamentalistic opposite pole of the brainwashed sleeping sheep

The conspiracy nut, who has the unhealthy tendency to compulsively find a conspiracy everywhere. Read the currently pinned thread about obama mispronouncing his daughters name for some striking examples:
Thread: Obama mispronounces his daughters name!

Compulsively seeing everything as a conspiracy is just as unhealthy as compulsively seeing everything your government and the MSM throw at you as truth. Find the middle road people, don't let your thinking be enslaved in any way...
Google This
User ID: 772524
United States
11/16/2009 09:22 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Maybe it's about people who have simply woken up to all the proven lies. Could it be that simple or is that a conspiracy as well, you know, people learning about how the TV, Radio and Newspapers have been lying to them for nearly 80+ years.

Long live the Internet and open discussion!
Fish

User ID: 567630
United States
11/16/2009 09:29 PM

Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
good day h





[link to www.disclose.tv]
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 09:30 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Looking for conspiracies everywhere will grant you truth when there actually is a conspiracy, but blind you to the truth that's not a conspiracy. Being fast asleep will enable you to see the truth when there actually is truth, but you'll be blind to any deception going on.

But in neither case you'll know which is which, and neither case enables you to see what's really going on.
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 09:34 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
:good day h:





[link to www.disclose.tv]
 Quoting: Fish

"Authorization required."

I need a username and password to watch that
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 772524
United States
11/16/2009 09:35 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Looking for conspiracies everywhere will grant you truth when there actually is a conspiracy, but blind you to the truth that's not a conspiracy. Being fast asleep will enable you to see the truth when there actually is truth, but you'll be blind to any deception going on.

But in neither case you'll know which is which, and neither case enables you to see what's really going on.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 797029


Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!

It's that simple, people are learning to be skeptical about everything they see and hear and I for one, believe that's a great thing.

Oh yeah, the economy is getting better, but don't tell that to the unemployed, because it's a new JOBLESS recovery! lol
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 09:41 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Looking for conspiracies everywhere will grant you truth when there actually is a conspiracy, but blind you to the truth that's not a conspiracy. Being fast asleep will enable you to see the truth when there actually is truth, but you'll be blind to any deception going on.

But in neither case you'll know which is which, and neither case enables you to see what's really going on.


Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!

It's that simple, people are learning to be skeptical about everything they see and hear and I for one, believe that's a great thing.

Oh yeah, the economy is getting better, but don't tell that to the unemployed, because it's a new JOBLESS recovery! lol
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 772524

Well, the cases I'm referring to are those that feel an existentialistic urge to find conspiracies in everything that has only a remote possibility to be evidence of something like that. Those that somehow need conspiracies. Those that present their "evidence" in a very excited and matter of fact way, withouth leaving any room for another interpretation.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 772524
United States
11/16/2009 09:45 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Looking for conspiracies everywhere will grant you truth when there actually is a conspiracy, but blind you to the truth that's not a conspiracy. Being fast asleep will enable you to see the truth when there actually is truth, but you'll be blind to any deception going on.

But in neither case you'll know which is which, and neither case enables you to see what's really going on.


Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!

It's that simple, people are learning to be skeptical about everything they see and hear and I for one, believe that's a great thing.

Oh yeah, the economy is getting better, but don't tell that to the unemployed, because it's a new JOBLESS recovery! lol

Well, the cases I'm referring to are those that feel an existentialistic urge to find conspiracies in everything that has only a remote possibility to be evidence of something like that. Those that somehow need conspiracies. Those that present their "evidence" in a very excited and matter of fact way, withouth leaving any room for another interpretation.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 797029


Well then, that distinction can placed on both ends of the spectrum. You know, the liars who say anything to cover up the truth!
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 09:51 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Well, we probably have a different idea of what the spectrum is then (or at least enter it from a different side), but I was aiming in response to your post at the difference between seeing something and thinking "hmm, there might be something wrong here", and enthusiastically grasping every opportunity to look for another conspiracy

The difference between "I don't believe anyone anymore" and "I don't believe anyone anymore except every conspiracy site"

The difference between seeing a conspiracy and wanting a conspiracy

Get my drift?
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 772524
United States
11/16/2009 09:54 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Well, we probably have a different idea of what the spectrum is then (or at least enter it from a different side), but I was aiming in response to your post at the difference between seeing something and thinking "hmm, there might be something wrong here", and enthusiastically grasping every opportunity to look for another conspiracy

The difference between "I don't believe anyone anymore" and "I don't believe anyone anymore except every conspiracy site"

The difference between seeing a conspiracy and wanting a conspiracy

Get my drift?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 797029


Like I said, you will always have extreme views and motivations from people, but to say that NOT being a sheep is unhealthy is absolute non-sense.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 819132
Australia
11/16/2009 09:54 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Neither "side" is unhealthy. All experience has value.
Bill Loney

User ID: 807177
United States
11/16/2009 09:56 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Looking for conspiracies everywhere will grant you truth when there actually is a conspiracy, but blind you to the truth that's not a conspiracy. Being fast asleep will enable you to see the truth when there actually is truth, but you'll be blind to any deception going on.

But in neither case you'll know which is which, and neither case enables you to see what's really going on.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 797029


Well put! And so true!
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 772524
United States
11/16/2009 09:58 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Neither "side" is unhealthy. All experience has value.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 819132


Not True! if you know something to be true and yet you cover up the truth and/or facts, then by all means you're EVIL!
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 09:58 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Like I said, you will always have extreme views and motivations from people, but to say that NOT being a sheep is unhealthy is absolute non-sense.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 772524

I did not say that, I said that being the polar-opposite of sheep is unhealthy. If being a sheep is -1, NOT being a sheep can be anything ranging from 0 to +1. My aim is at the people residing around the "+1" side of the spectrum.
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 819977
United States
11/16/2009 09:58 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
The opposite of the "sheep" is someone who researches a topic instead of taking at face value from the media
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 09:59 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
The opposite of the "sheep" is someone who researches a topic instead of taking at face value from the media
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 819977

No, that's a healthy balanced person. Did you read the thread?
Bill Loney

User ID: 807177
United States
11/16/2009 09:59 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Well, we probably have a different idea of what the spectrum is then (or at least enter it from a different side), but I was aiming in response to your post at the difference between seeing something and thinking "hmm, there might be something wrong here", and enthusiastically grasping every opportunity to look for another conspiracy

The difference between "I don't believe anyone anymore" and "I don't believe anyone anymore except every conspiracy site"

The difference between seeing a conspiracy and wanting a conspiracy

Get my drift?


Like I said, you will always have extreme views and motivations from people, but to say that NOT being a sheep is unhealthy is absolute non-sense.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 772524


Maybe a better way to put it is that swallowing conspiracy theories too easily is being as much of a sheep as swallowing what the MSM feeds you. In both cases you swallow what you're fed with little or no rational thought, and believe what you believe not based on evidence but rather on what seems like the most fun, or most comfortable thing.
Discs

User ID: 820318
Canada
11/16/2009 10:01 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
This site and probably all other sites revolving around conspiracy-like themes are infested with them: the fundamentalistic opposite pole of the brainwashed sleeping sheep

The conspiracy nut, who has the unhealthy tendency to compulsively find a conspiracy everywhere. Read the currently pinned thread about obama mispronouncing his daughters name for some striking examples:
Thread: Obama mispronounces his daughters name!

Compulsively seeing everything as a conspiracy is just as unhealthy as compulsively seeing everything your government and the MSM throw at you as truth. Find the middle road people, don't let your thinking be enslaved in any way...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 797029

i dont trust you :4:
So be it........
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 10:02 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Neither "side" is unhealthy. All experience has value.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 819132

That's a much higher perspective than this thread was intended for, but I agree with you. At least, as long as one does something with the experience gained (unless you want to raise the perspective even higher of course, but that's for another thread :p).

Experience both poles and try to always make an effort to remain in the center, that's the only place where you can find truth
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 772524
United States
11/16/2009 10:03 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Well, we probably have a different idea of what the spectrum is then (or at least enter it from a different side), but I was aiming in response to your post at the difference between seeing something and thinking "hmm, there might be something wrong here", and enthusiastically grasping every opportunity to look for another conspiracy

The difference between "I don't believe anyone anymore" and "I don't believe anyone anymore except every conspiracy site"

The difference between seeing a conspiracy and wanting a conspiracy

Get my drift?


Like I said, you will always have extreme views and motivations from people, but to say that NOT being a sheep is unhealthy is absolute non-sense.


Maybe a better way to put it is that swallowing conspiracy theories too easily is being as much of a sheep as swallowing what the MSM feeds you. In both cases you swallow what you're fed with little or no rational thought, and believe what you believe not based on evidence but rather on what seems like the most fun, or most comfortable thing.
 Quoting: Bill Loney


Let me put it to you this way. Anyone that blindly follows anyone or anything is NOT healthy in any sense of the word.

You we're given a brain to rationalize and think with. Being a sheep has no benefits but to those in control of you.

.
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 10:07 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Maybe a better way to put it is that swallowing conspiracy theories too easily is being as much of a sheep as swallowing what the MSM feeds you. In both cases you swallow what you're fed with little or no rational thought, and believe what you believe not based on evidence but rather on what seems like the most fun, or most comfortable thing.
 Quoting: Bill Loney

Goofy Thum

Add this for completeness (these ones are quite common too and the toughest cases I think):
Or on some vague existentialistic feeling based on using conspiracies to give your empty life meaning
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 806478
Australia
11/16/2009 10:17 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
This site and probably all other sites revolving around conspiracy-like themes are infested with them: the fundamentalistic opposite pole of the brainwashed sleeping sheep

The conspiracy nut, who has the unhealthy tendency to compulsively find a conspiracy everywhere. Read the currently pinned thread about obama mispronouncing his daughters name for some striking examples:
Thread: Obama mispronounces his daughters name!

Compulsively seeing everything as a conspiracy is just as unhealthy as compulsively seeing everything your government and the MSM throw at you as truth. Find the middle road people, don't let your thinking be enslaved in any way...

i dont trust you :4:
 Quoting: Discs

lmao
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 508769
United States
11/16/2009 10:33 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Everything in moderation.
Anonymous Coward (OP)
User ID: 797029
Netherlands
11/16/2009 10:50 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
Everything in moderation.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 508769

Aye
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 380667
United States
11/16/2009 11:05 PM
Report Abusive Post
Report Copyright Violation
Re: The opposite of the "sheep": just as unhealthy
I agree OP.

But I was thinking you meant the opposite of sheep were those bastards that are evil and planning our demise.
They are unhealthy.





GLP