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  • #1969188
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    the worst social crime (=legal) in my book is when, in middle of an argument, you score a good point on someone and they don’t admit it. there are various tactics how to do it, from shrugging their shoulders to rolling their eyes, saying something dumb which has no shaychus, etc. worse yet are those who make you look either offending for arguing, or misconstrue what you say in order to make you look bad.

    don’t get me wrong. no one has to change their opinions because you made a good point. no one has to be prepared with a rebuttal at all times. but a simple “could be. I’m not convinced.” or “that’s a good point. I don’t have the answer off the top of my head but I don’t think you’re right” or “true, but…” suffices. even an “I hear” does the trick.

    as terrible as the crime is, it’s the most violated crime in the world. on such forums, though, it soars higher then ever. the anonymity affords being able to ignore it without looking like a deliberate coward. how many times does ****** state something and won’t comment on the valid arguments? those asterisks could be replaced with many, many usernames.

    naturally, there may be warranted times. not everyone posts so often and may not see other posts. sometimes someone thinks the point is so parenthetical and/or so vague and/or so trivial that it’s not worth answering. sometimes they may not value the poster enough to respond. sometimes they were misunderstood–be it their fault or the argueer’s fault-and don’t think it’s important enough to explain.

    there certainly are such instances. but sometimes , often, it’s just a pathetic cowardice. and it’s times like these that you can turn to this thread, post the offending posts, and try for some degree of accountability in debate.

    #1969195
    Meno
    Participant

    I hear

    #1969202

    Agreed

    #1969203

    Ive had that experience trying to debate Hydroxychloroquine…

    #1969311
    MadeAliyah
    Participant

    Even worse is when they escape to a different thread and repeat the misconceptions you spent pages debunking.

    #1969364
    Reb Eliezer
    Participant

    Participant, are you saying that e. e. cummings is right not one captal letter only the gaiva of I?

    #1969368
    ubiquitin
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    Although you are right, your better off not letting it bother you

    nobody is hear to be convinced. You’ll feel better if you stop trying to convince anybody. stay here for your own sake , to flesh out your own ideas, to refine them rethink your previously held notions. Don’t worry about other people.

    I assure You for every good point you think you “scored” that wasn’t acknowledged, there was one an “opponent” think was scored against you that wasn’t acknowledged.

    There are posters who can see black and say white, I’ve hada poster literally redefine a word , saying he wasnt using a dictionary definition but some other “Definition” he dug up from the depths of the internet, misconstrued, cut half off of and said that was the defitnion he was using.

    Thats the way it is, don’t let it bother you, Don;t view it as a “debate”

    #1969387
    ujm
    Participant

    Alternatively, you might have thought you came up with a good catch or something irrefutable. But in reality it is anything but. And it was already disproven. So your interlocutor didn’t waste time responding to points that are silly, off point or merely rhetorical that don’t disprove anything at all.

    #1969676
    Participant
    Participant

    aaq’s escape from thread “are we too welcomimg” is, I suspect, avoiding an obvious proof of his post’s falsehood.

    #1969768
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    Participant

    Perfect example. You think you “scored a good point”

    I think your comment makes absolutely no sense and has no shaychus to the topic at hand.
    I don’t know what he thinks

    AAQ doesn’t owe you anything not every silly comment deserves a response. If he wants to engage in a silly conversation he absolutely can, if he doesn’t he doesn’t have to. If that makes you think you Got him. Gezunterheit pat yourself on your back.

    I made a comment too, Am I “owed” a response? Of course not.

    #1970152
    Participant
    Participant

    “I think your comment makes absolutely no sense”
    which? the question for aaq? how can a question not make sense? the one I made here? how can it possibly not have shaychus.

    “AAQ doesn’t owe you anything”
    uh…duh? there’s a reason this discussion is not taking place in b”d.

    “not every comment deserves a response”
    thanks so much for repeating what I already said.
    having said that, if pointing out someone violates their own preaching is considered silly by aaq then I can’t fathom why
    he frequents the coffee room. probably about half the comments boil down to something like this.

    “if that makes you think you got him”
    not answering a very simple question with nothing to lose when the answer has a 99.9% chance of showing the preacher’s hypocrisy is as clear an indication as they get that he’s fluff of baloney.

    you certainly didn’t owe me any response so what prompted you to flaunt your stupidity yet again?

    #1970172

    Participant- thumbs up on your last two posts. And thanks for this:

    not answering a very simple question with nothing to lose when the answer has a 99.9% chance of showing the preacher’s hypocrisy is as clear an indication as they get that he’s fluff of baloney.

    On point!

    #1970210
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    Participant

    “which? the question for aaq? ”

    Yes

    “how can a question not make sense? the one I made here?”

    no the one there

    ” how can it possibly not have shaychus.”
    It isnt relevent to the discussion there. The discussion there was about welcoming strangers, Calling a sefardic Rabbi chacham or Rav has no relevance to that topic

    “AAQ doesn’t owe you anything”
    uh
duh? there’s a reason this discussion is not taking place in b”d.

    You seem to think he “owes” you a reply.
    In fact yo ustarted a new thread to bully him into replying

    “not every comment deserves a response”
    thanks so much for repeating what I already said.”

    you are most welcome. thus your entire thread is pointless.

    “having said that, if pointing out someone violates their own preaching is considered silly by aaq then I can’t fathom why”

    whut?

    “he frequents the coffee room. probably about half the comments boil down to something like this.”
    Yep it happens big deal. Don;t let it get you down.

    “if that makes you think you got him”
    not answering a very simple question with nothing to lose when the answer has a 99.9% chance of showing the preacher’s hypocrisy is as clear an indication as they get that he’s fluff of baloney.”

    Fantastic! You win!
    And syag agrees, so you MUST be right*

    “you certainly didn’t owe me any response so what prompted you to flaunt your stupidity yet again?”

    Pure enjoyment! Nothing more nothing less. I dont think I will convince you. I dont think you will acknowledge that you are contradicting your own premise (You said both not every comment deserves a response, AND “silence shows he is full of baloney”, you cant have it both ways
    Actually you can, you can have whatever you want. )

    * I hardly engage with Syag especialy on politics for this very reason

    see here

    How far is too far?


    for my question “In this context what’s the difference between a book and a memoir? ”
    No answer to the question
    does that mean I “got her”? I sure think so. do I think it shows her hypocrisy? Absolutely.

    Do I get all worked up that it is “the worst social crime” and start a thread about it?
    No, I showed she was wrong, big deal move on. She doesn’t have to say “Ok you were right”

    (Granted the comparisons are not EXACTLY the same, since my question there was directly related to the conversation at hand, yours was not)

    #1970237

    Oh you poor thing! How long you had to wait to undo being put in your place in exactly the way he described. If you can still be carrying it around so closely it must have been hard work for you.
    Good job moving on! 😄

    #1970248
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    Syag

    who is that response to?

    I assume not me,
    since :
    a. You ignore my replies (exhibit a above, dont worry I’m fine with it, as you aren’t very honest and what makes it worse is you have a better than thou attitude, at least I admit I’m snarky look at your comment. uch)
    b. your comment in no way relates to me. Put in my place? in this thread? How ? by whom?
    and c. “Moving on”? me ? that has never been my goal

    but I cant figure out who else it is to

    #1970252

    And for the record (and yes, I’m already sorry I broke my rule about not reading your posts) I never saw your question. I stopped reading your post after line three to respond and never went back. ever. if participant hadn’t taken the words RIGHT out of my mouth, i would not have veered from that path here either. And don’t be insulted, it should be joyous news for you. While I used to go out of my way to check out your posts, that died pretty quick after you changed (the change you yourself pointed out)

    #1970263
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    Lol yes!
    EXACTLY

    ” I never saw your question.”

    EXACTLY
    See it does not necessarily mean “not answering a very simple question with nothing to lose when the answer has a 99.9% chance of showing the preacher’s hypocrisy is as clear an indication as they get that he’s fluff of baloney”

    sometimes, the person simply didn’t see it
    other times, the person may have just lost interest
    other times they dont want an endless back and forth that goes no where.

    “And don’t be insulted,”

    I’m not, don’t worry not at all.
    Im disappointed, since you changed too, but dont even see it.

    BTW how do you get replies up so quick, areyo connected to mods?
    I reload the paage a few times, my comment isnt there than I repload again a minute later and mine and your follow up are there

    #1970300
    Participant
    Participant

    quite a long post ubiq I’m not sure if there’s a word which isn’t either false or illogical but let’s keep things concise–I know long posts can confuse you.

    the root of your mistake is that my question to aaq–albeit extremely sensible–is irrelevant to the thread and hence aaq has no reason to answer it.

    being as how you don’t understand the relevance of my question, you could have simply said that my question didn’t prove anything.

    I’m almost certain I know the answer to my question. if I’d be 100% certain I wouldn’t have phrased it as a question but as a statement. the answer I think aaq will give (if he answers) pertains directly to the topic at hand. let’s ask you–what would you assume is the reason for aaq’s switch?

    #1970308
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    Lol I provide a long post, that you skip, and somehow I’m the one confused by long posts?
    you’re funny.
    But no youre not geoingt to get me to call you names. I am a patient explainer so I will help

    I’ll keep this shorter, with a summary at the end. you should be fine.

    “you could have simply said that my question didn’t prove anything.”
    That is EXACTLY what I said.

    I don’t know why he didn’t answer as I said “I don’t know what he thinks”

    I was responding that the fact that someone doesn’t answer doesnt mean you got them.

    It could be They didn’t think it was a good or relevant point worthy of response (Like I think regarding your irrelevant comment there)
    It could be they didn’t see it (Like syag claims she didnt in my post linked above)
    It could be they lost interest, don’t want to get bogged down in a silly conversation (Like syag in this post)
    Of course it could be that you “got them ” . Though even in that case, starting a new thread to gloat seems petty, You aren’t owed anything, ok you got him, you win mazel tov, it isnt that great a feat, do you plan to put it on your resume, “Was able to defeat a YWN poster”

    so to keep things concise:
    your premise (that silence = defeat) isn’t true , and if it was it isn’t worth getting worked up about.

    with me?

    #1970329
    Participant
    Participant

    liar. you said my question had no shaychus.

    #1970330
    Participant
    Participant

    listen to this:
    me: I suspect aaq didn’t answer my question because the answer will prove his hypocrisy.
    edited poster: perfect example. I think the question had no shaychus.
    me: well what do you think the answer is?
    edited: I have no idea.

    but perfect example of the one who knows the answer not answering but not because he’s escaping the truth.

    #1970395
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    relax deep breathes. Your version of the conversation does not reflect reality

    This is the actual one:

    Participant: I suspect aaq didn’t answer my question because the answer will prove his hypocrisy.
    Ubiq: not necessarily, there are lots of possibilities why someone wouldnt answer. perfect example. I think the question had no shaychus, I don’t know why he didnt answer
    Participant well what do you think the answer is?
    Ubiq : I have no idea. Yo uexpect me to know why a poster phrased things one way in one thread and’t

    “but perfect example of the one who knows the answer not answering but not because he’s escaping the truth.”

    not quite. PErfect example OF there being many reasons why people don’t answer. You think you have the best zinger and you stumped him. I think it is a completely irreelvent question that doesnt deserve an answer (The thread is about welcoming people, you wrote a little tosfos asking a striha between word usage from a different (unrelated) post. I dont know why AAQ didnt answer, maybe he was stumped. Maybe he ddnt see it maybe he too thoight it was irrelvent to the thread)

    My point is there are many reasons why people dont reply. This is a perfect example. Yo uthink its the best question, I think it is silly, irrelevant and distracting.

    Note: Even If I’m wrong and it is a Great, relevant question It STILL doesn’t change my point, as my point is there are lots of reasons why people dont answer (Syag helpfully provided a few more excellent examples in this very thread)
    That was the first hlf of my point. The Second half is even if you DID stump him, starting a new thread to gloat about it seems a bit petty. just pat yourself on the shoulder you are very very smart, print out the thread post in your fridge

    #1970400
    Participant
    Participant

    “I think the question had no shaichus”
    I know. so you’re offering an opinion right there about my post, which not knowing what I’m assuming the answer is, you have no clue whether or not it’s relevant.

    but I don’t really buy that you don’t know the answer. I didn’t ask why aaq switched — I asked why you think he switched.
    let’s rephrase it. why 1 may refer to a rabbi as a rav, but would refer to a turban-clad rabbi as a haham. what would be the most plausible explanation for such behavior?

    #1970416
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    “you have no clue whether or not it’s relevant.”

    Again, it doesnt matter. I may be wrong and you are really askign the best kasha ever posed on ywn.
    I don;t know the answer nor do I care. It is completely irrelevant to my point.

    “what would be the most plausible explanation for such behavior?”

    completely irrelevant to this (or that discussion) but just for fun:
    Sefardim are often called Chacham, not so much Ashkenazim. Alternatively he forgot to cross reference his post with other posts he’s written, Veyesh omrim shnei AAQ’s havi

    Now your turn
    What did I have for lunch yesterday?

    #1970500
    Participant
    Participant

    liar again. you made a few unequivocal points. first and foremost, you asserted that my post had no relevance. second and on was even if it was relevant maybe aaq had I different reason for not replying and even if not this thread is uncalled for blah blah blah.

    so now that you admit my post may have had relevance, back up, say “ok, I was an idiot and I now realize it had relevance.” after you admit that maybe you were wrong–emphasis on those 3 words–you can get back on your soap box.

    oh, and learn the definition to ‘suspect’.
    and reread the op.

    #1970616
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    I haven’t lied once.

    “you asserted that my post had no relevance”

    Correct, though I said that as a possibility (I think so, I don’t know what aaq thought) . I’m following that thread so far I stand by my assertion. The discussion is about judging ….

    s”econd and on was even if it was relevant maybe aaq had I different reason for not replying”

    Yes and he said as such on that thread.

    Lol. Should I post a new thread to brag about win?

    ” and even if not this thread is uncalled for blah blah blah.”
    Yes it is weird

    Oh and I can’t help but notice that you didn’t answer my question.

    edited

    And that the right thing to do is to acknowledge that I made a good point
    đŸ˜„

    #1970649
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    Mods
    I can’ say I care for your selective editing, my edited line, was milder or at worst equal to what I have been called on this thread

    Exactly why we have to start editing instead of hoping it would actually stop on it’s own. Expect it from the other’s posts here as well. 

    #1970657
    Participant
    Participant

    “correct though I said that as a possibility”
    another lie or memory loss?
    in post 1970210 you say it definitively (in the one before that you also do, but it’s clearer in said post.)

    “the discussion is about judging…”
    you turned this into solely a discussion about judging why people won’t reply to you. as I’ve said before, it didn’t start being only about this.

    “yes and he said as such on that thread.”
    correct. my suspicion was wrong.

    “should I post a new tread to brag about win?”
    win? did anyone ever promote the suspicion to fact? if someone did, you could start such a thread if you want.

    why should I answer your completely irrelevant question?

    #1970661
    Participant
    Participant

    sorry ubriq my advice regarding you opening a thread was a bit premature. aaq didn’t write why he hadn’t responded to me. if it was because he hadn’t seen my response then you shouldn’t open such a thread–after all, your theories were all that he saw them but still didn’t answer. I was the one in my op who mentioned sometimes posters don’t see posts– an option I didn’t think was the case here.

    if he says he saw my post but deemed it silly/irrelevant/non sensible then you can proceed with such a thread if you’d like. (assuming of course that someone said it as fact and not mere suspicion.)

    #1970663
    n0mesorah
    Participant

    I wonder how personal the heading “someone else” was meant to be.

    #1970672
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    “another lie or memory loss?”

    Lets back up. you got lost

    You started a thread upset that A poster didnt reply to your question depriving you of your win.

    I replied, that what you think was a good point the other gy may not have and even if you were deprived it isn’t worth getting excited over.

    You then refenced the thread you meant.

    I pointed out this was an excellent example. You think You had a great point. (and thus were deprived of your “win”) I replied this is an excellent example of What I referred to. It is possible the opponent DIDNT thin it was a good point (I sure didn’t, and don’t) and thus wasn’t worth answering. It was possible that he simply didn’t see it.

    Regardless this thread was silly <- THIS was and is my point
    Either because your premise isn’t true. Silence DOES not indicate a “loss” it could be they didn’t bother replying OR didn’t see it

    AND even if they did, don’t get excited.

    So to sum up . I do not think your question there is relevant . But it doesn’t matter what I think, that isnt what this thread is about. I could even be wrong, and it is the best question ever asked. That is COMPLETLY beside my point.
    If a person doesn’t think its a good question (even if they are wrong) they may not bother answering. I don’t now what AAQ thought maybe he thought (like I did and Do) that it was a stupid question. But again what I think doesn’t matter

    “why should I answer your completely irrelevant question?”

    YES! nailed it. Even If I think it is the best question ever, even if it IS the best most relevant question ever. Your not answering doesn’t mean anything. you dont hink it is relvent, why should you answer. I couldn’t agree more. Very well put

    “aaq didn’t write why he hadn’t responded to me”

    You are right, I misread his reply.

    “your theories were all that he saw them but still didn’t answer”

    no my theories were that there are lots of possibilities

    #1970704
    Participant
    Participant

    woah you don’t remember that you stated my question was non sensible and didn’t make sense and then you have the chutzpah to say I lost track of this thread.

    I know you kept on preaching to me . I was completely aware. I was, for the most part not commenting on it, save to point out that most or all possibilities why someone wouldn’t respond I stated myself already. I didn’t think any of them would apply in this case and I therefore stated my subsequent suspicions.

    what I have been addressing is something wrong that you said which you refuse to maturely discuss because “it’s not the point” of your sermon and you’d rather I pay attention to all the reasons someone might not respond (iow, my op) and how immature it is to start a thread about this. I understand your frustration that I’m not gobbling up your musar and begging you to become my mashgiach, but please don’t lie about something you repeatedly said just because it’s “not the point”, don’t accuse me of losing track of the conversation because I ignored your fiery speech, and please please please keep track of what you said.

    I’m not going to respond to my not answering your question since I trust even you, with an ounce of effort, could figure out how you’re doing. if you’re unwilling to put in the effort, even a r’ preida like myself is excused.

    Edited

    #1970716
    Participant
    Participant

    *was non sensible and irrelevant

    #1970783
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    “woah you don’t remember that you stated my question was non sensible”

    Sure do, but that was never the point.

    “I was completely aware. I was, for the most part not commenting on it”

    Then you were ignoring my point.

    “you’d rather I pay attention to all the reasons someone might not respond”

    That and only that is and was my point.

    “don’t accuse me of losing track of the conversation because I ignored your fiery speech”

    No accusation you did, as I pointed out over and over, and as you now agree: “I was, for the most part not commenting on it,”

    “I understand your frustration”
    no frustration this is an amusing thread.

    I do not understand your frustration though. who cares If I think your question was silly? first of all you say I’m stupid you say I’m a liar and second I said multiple times, It could be a brilliant point, that went over my head.

    You are getting so worked up at the thought of a stupid liar POSSIBLY not thinking your point is brilliant.
    take it easy

    #1970849
    ubiquitin
    Participant

    My sincerest apologies. I realize my last paragraph is poorly worded.

    Allow me to rephrase

    Your contention is “the worst social crime (=legal) in my book is when, in middle of an argument, you score a good point on someone and they don’t admit it.”
    in other words You want/expect that your “good points” be acknowledged.

    Sure at the end of the OP you grant that there may be other reasons why a point is ignored, but clearly you don’t put much weight on those, as otherwise this entire thread is pointless.

    with me so far?

    So what I pointed out, is that it is quite possible, that that which you think is a “good point” that should/must be answered to avoid violating this most serious of social crimes, your opponent may think is silly/irrelevant

    As you (later) acknowledged ““why should I answer your completely irrelevant question?” Same with the question that started your thread why should he answer your completely irrelevant question?
    It doesn’t matter If you think your question is relevant (and thus requires a response) IF he doesn’t, then as you admit, no response is required.
    Again, he may be wrong, it might be the best most relevant question in the world. IF he doesn’t think it is so, he won’t respond.

    Honestly I’m surprised this turned into such a contentious issue

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