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joshua221  Inactive Member |
Go pick up some books and you'll be good.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2542 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
says the pre-eminent young know it all of the board.
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Dan Carroll Inactive Member |
I am 23 and have a Bachelor of Fine Arts. What can I expect in the future? Shitloads of ramen, and a couple bad relationships that seem like good ideas at the time. "I know some of you are going to say 'I did look it up, and that's not true.' That's 'cause you looked it up in a book. Next time, look it up in your gut." -Stephen Colbert
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Larni Member Posts: 4000 From: Liverpool Joined: |
Yeah, I can remember when I was your age I felt so well rounded and my outlook was so 'right' that I honestly thought that every one else was stupid.
But, then one starts to gain more experience in evaluating ones own actions and one begins (at least I did) to see that the evidence you percieived as pointing to ones own beliefs being 'dead on' accurate is in fact a cognitive distortion. We need this cognitive distortion to be biased towards our 'righteousness' when we are in our youth; otherwise we will get beaten down by the pressures of this difficult period of life. Imagine how we would fair with our university chums if we did not stick up for ourselves (even when as an older person we may conceed the point). At some points in our life we need to be brash and unappologetic. This builds self confidence and gives a locus of control to oneself, not everyone else our environment. It sounds like you are starting to question if you are being as rational as you could be. This leads to us evaluating our assumptions and core beliefs. Once you start self-evalution you are on the right track to adpating your attitudes and beliefs and this is totally appropriate. If we don't formulate and reformulate our cognitive strategies for interacting with the world (as it seems you are starting to by actually righting this post) you may as well read a book on what attitudes and beliefs to have and stick with that inspite of any feedback you recieve.
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nator Member (Idle past 2199 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: LOL! Truer words...
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Chiroptera Inactive Member |
quote: Heh. I never believed that I knew everything, but in college I did honestly believe that I was the only sane person left in the world. Now I know that there are no sane people left in the world. This world can take my money and time/ But it sure can't take my soul. -- Joe Ely
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Taz Member (Idle past 3321 days) Posts: 5069 From: Zerus Joined: |
I'll be brutally honest. In this day and age, one can go through life being a know-it-all and not suffer any consequence. Just on this forum alone, there are at least 3 examples that I can think of of very old people being know-it-alls that don't quite know it all by periodically posting impressive messages for the easily impressed. Their posts sometimes resemble the posts made by the typical know-it-all teenager that thought he could impress everyone with the 2 words he memorized from his biology text book.
So no, apparently you can go through a whole lifetime's worth of experience and still remain a know-it-all without being penalized. I say if not being able see any flaw in your line of thought and thinking you know it all makes you happy, then go for it.
Have any of you been in this position?
Everyone, and I do mean everyone, went through this know-it-all stage at the beginning of his social life. Some people learn how to grow out of it sometime right after their teen years. Unfortunately, most people seem to remain a know-it-all throughout most of their lives. But more importantly...
Drewsky writes:
Right away, I can see a fatal flaw in this sentence. The flaw itself is a matter of life and death. It's "a lot" not "alot".
My concern is that I see myself as a headstrong and naive guy who's got alot to learn, but at the same time, I cannot find flaws in my thinking.
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doctrbill Member (Idle past 2794 days) Posts: 1174 From: Eugene, Oregon, USA Joined: |
Drewsky writes: I cannot find flaws in my thinking. Maybe there are none. Maybe your thinking is flawless at this stage yet subject to further development. Thinking is how we consciously process data and the outcome depends, in part, on the data base. The more we know, the more refined our judgments may become. I expect you will, in time, come upon data which your thinking cannot satisfactorily processs. This can be upsetting and may result in an evolution of how you think. We grow and change and hopefully get wise. Enjoy the omniscience of this moment. There will be plenty opportunity to feel stupid. Theology is the science of Dominion. - - - My God is your god's Boss - - -
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doctrbill Member (Idle past 2794 days) Posts: 1174 From: Eugene, Oregon, USA Joined: |
arachnophilia writes: i don't feel that i've learned anything significant at all. It was about ten years after graduation that I began to see the substance of my education and how my perspective on the world was different from that of the "huddled masses." Never made a lot of money, like the recruiters suggested I might, but did capture a feel for the world which those around me do not seem to have. Out in the real world, away from the hallowed, ivy covered halls of learning, you may find yourself in the minority, Let's hope you can cash in on that investment. Theology is the science of Dominion. - - - My God is your god's Boss - - -
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Dubious Drewski Member (Idle past 2560 days) Posts: 73 From: Alberta Joined: |
Well, I thank you all for your input. I think I'll revisit this thread in about 10 years, maybe 20 - and we'll see just what kind of fool I will call myself for having started this thread in the first place!
Edited by Drewsky, : Spelling
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RickJB Member (Idle past 5019 days) Posts: 917 From: London, UK Joined: |
Drewsky writes: Well, I thank you all for your input. I think I'll revisit this thread in about 10 years, maybe 20 - and we'll see just what kind of fool I will call myself for having started this thread in the first place! The true fool never questions his beliefs IMHO! So, out of curiosity, what are your future dreams or ambitions? Edited by RickJB, : No reason given.
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Archer Opteryx Member (Idle past 3627 days) Posts: 1811 From: East Asia Joined: |
Drewsky: I'm sure none of you can find flaws in the logic of "2 plus 2 equals 4" 2 plus 2 is 22. This statement is as impeccably logical as yours.Premises make all the difference. ___ Archer All species are transitional.
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Jon Inactive Member |
I think I'll revisit this thread in about 10 years, maybe 20 - and we'll see just what kind of fool I will call myself for having started this thread in the first place! See... you've learned something new already Joketime! J0N1CU5 M4X1MU5
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Quetzal Member (Idle past 5901 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: |
2 plus 2 is 22 Not so. Everyone knows 2+2=5, at least for sufficiently large values of two...
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Dubious Drewski Member (Idle past 2560 days) Posts: 73 From: Alberta Joined: |
Ambitions? Dreams? It's odd: I have a future, probably a good one, but I have no real preference as to what it might be. Do you know what I mean?
My actions are habitually short-sighted and I'm notoriously lazy and against planning. I literally live my life one day at a time. lol. I've been offered a job at a motion graphic design house in Kuala Lumpur, so I guess I'll do that. That's about as long-term as I tend to think! This probably works against me, though. @Archer Opterix:
quote: While I see the point your making, I really think arguing about semantics has little to do with the fact that the value of Two added twice still equals Four. @Quetzal:
quote:He's right. I checked on windows calculator. "Standard" mode? "Scientific" mode? Bah, my calculator has an "Arbitrary" mode, how about yours?
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