SCUPS going RA?

Yes, this may be true. It also may be true that the bank robber is telling the truth when he said that he didn't really mean to rob those ten banks. He just thought it would be funny to hand the teller a note claiming he had a gun and demanding money. Then he thought the tellers were just giving him a low overhead quick loan because they enjoyed his joke so much.


Disclaimer: the bank robber story is just as ficticious as Russell being a woman.

 

Speak for yourself, Bill. Most on this forum are humble and reserved!

 

I never claimed superiority because he objected. However, I do believe that I demonstrated that my argument was superior to his. Rafael may be a great guy but his argument was a poor one. I don't mind a good objection but I can't resist poking holes in a poorly formulated argument. This is unlike you who seem to saying directly that you are superior to me. Could this really be what you're saying? That you believe yourself to be intrinsically superior to another human? If so then I'd suggest that you've lost more than you've gained with that statement. As to the whole onion thing . . . ego may be the only thing at the center of your onion but I'd like to think that there's a bit more than that at the center of the rest of us. Besides, it's not even good psychology.
Jack

 

Which reminds me of a story my father-in-law used to tell (he's deceased now) about having surgery. His name was Charles, so when he was being rolled into the surgery room he told the surgeon to be very cautious, he didn't want to go in as Charles and come out as Charlene.

 

All I meant was that I had seized the high ground and that I was assuming the position of superiority in speaking to you. I told you that I was doing to you just what you had done to Rafael (and for similar reasons).

It doesn't really need to be.

But quite seriously, I do think that one can argue that a thirst, a grasping for self-perpetuation, for self-promotion, is at the heart of forming whatever people believe themselves to be. That's true of all of us, me just as much as you. (Except a few arahants, perhaps...)

 

Jack

Oh allright Jack, if you insist.

Which argument of mine was poor? Which argument are you referring to? I made no argument. Unless you consider my opinions arguments, and my opinions were and still are that this topic not belong on this board, that you are angry and that you ramble.

I never tried to make you see my way of thinking ( the way YOU did me ) I merely asked a question and responded to your attacks. Hmmm, a little suppressed anger on your part? Maybe, but I digress.

As I remember it, you started this flame with the " peel back a few layers" comment, not me.

Which " argument" are you talking about?

The one where I simply ask " what does Vietnam have to do with this thread"? That's not an argument.

The one where I wrote your comments about my handle are are childish? They ARE childish.

The one where I write you sound angry? You DO sound angry.

The one where you ramble? You DO ramble. Read your post.

The one where I ask you to stop wasting my time? You ARE wasting my time ( although tonight it's kind of fun, and yes, I AM my own moderator, thank you)

Out of the way and I Fled the thread? Now THAT's original, really it is, no joking here. I like it. But, my dear Psych analyst, It WAS out of the way. The fact that it was not out of the way for YOU is not my problem, it's yours.

I " fled the thread" ( I really like that term ) when you became intollerable.

Feeling silly? Me? For asking a question???? No, it would be silly NOT to ask.

I assume that you have some psych training since you make mention of allot of psych mumbo jumbo (much like my cousin does). You know all that stuff, denial, issues, validation, bad childhood, adult children of alcoholic parents syndrome, projection, delutional thinking etc. Please enlighten me as to which of these I suffer from.

And, by the way, don't try to cage me into some sort of esoteric argument. I like things black and white, I am no theologian and I am really a simple fellow. You know, the kind that failed his psych classes?

And I STILL think that Vietnam has no place on this thread. The off topic thread jokes from you WERE good though.

Your ball,

Rafael

 

Bill's right. I had a tough time with this. I didn't understand why someone would behave so rudely so often. Also, I tend to take people at what they say, so I found myself fighting against arguments and accusations that were baseless, not believing Levicoff would make them just to be a jerk.

Now I just acknowledge that he's being a punk. It's simpler, and addresses his behavior much more accurately. It's also much more satisfying than trying to convince Steve he's not something he really is.