Dumbing-down or wising-up?

[duroz]

BTW, how many hours a day does your GF study the dictionary?

None.  She seems to consider me as her 'walking, talking dictionary' however, I've never had to dumb anything down for her before. 

Unless, of course, you want to include the hours she spends studying it, contemplating if it's big enough to THROW at you and get her point across.....
 

Would that be similar to Monty Python's sketch on "How To Put Your Budgie Down"?

"Well, I've just been reading a big book about how to put your budgie down. It seems you can either hit them with the book or shoot them there, just above the beak."

                               

(I like the Dead Parrot Sketch too)

[falcon9]

(I like the Dead Parrot Sketch too)

That's the one ... also, my friends and I used to annoy people by recreating the Dead Parrot sketch, (with the Brit accents), in its entirety.  We were teenagers; that was our function.

[Cuppycake]

(I like the Dead Parrot Sketch too)

That's the one ... also, my friends and I used to annoy people by recreating the Dead Parrot sketch, (with the Brit accents), in its entirety.  We were teenagers; that was our function.

Well this has nothing what-so-ever to do with anything being said lol BUT I am completely hung up on this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYjZc7gKXc

[falcon9]

Well this has nothing what-so-ever to do with anything being said lol BUT I am completely hung up on this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYjZc7gKXc

 

Subject-drift occurred however, thank you for bringing it back to the context of the thread title, (your video reminds me why I'm against proselytizing as well; it tends to promote dumbing-down).

[Cuppycake]

Well this has nothing what-so-ever to do with anything being said lol BUT I am completely hung up on this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYjZc7gKXc

 

Subject-drift occurred however, thank you for bringing it back to the context of the thread title, (your video reminds me why I'm against proselytizing as well; it tends to promote dumbing-down).

Well glad I could help lol ! Surely you will admit that Zombies + Sign Language is a pretty bad *bleep* though.

[falcon9]

Well this has nothing what-so-ever to do with anything being said lol BUT I am completely hung up on this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYjZc7gKXc

Subject-drift occurred however, thank you for bringing it back to the context of the thread title, (your video reminds me why I'm against proselytizing as well; it tends to promote dumbing-down).

Well glad I could help lol ! Surely you will admit that Zombies + Sign Language is a pretty bad *bleep* though.

One cannot help but wonder if that video was intended for deaf zombies, (and why there are no deaf or blind zombies depicted on The Walking Dead?).
[Walking Deadline: 4 days and counting down ...]

[falcon9]

"If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question."
-- anon

[mhleming]

  In my opinion, I do not think that anything should be dumbed down in any way for any person ever.
"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death." ~ Albert Einstein

[falcon9]

In my opinion, I do not think that anything should be dumbed down in any way for any person ever.

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death." ~ Albert Einstein

I agree since my position is that the recipient of any communication has at least one-third of the responsibility for understanding what was communicated, (the other two-thirds are about equally divided between 'transmitter' and 'medium of transmission').  Essentially, if someone doesn't understand what is being communicated, they can either endeavor to "wise-up" or, disregard the message.

[tortiz1]

Im not sure whether or not I should talk about myself dumbing down or wising up or should I talk about society..I've never really blogged or answered anyones blog.... its a first for me... But as far as me dumbing down or wising up I would say that with every day that passes I learn and make the changes necessary to try to avoid making the same mistake more then once.  Sometimes its hard to break hard habits such as biting my nails but everything is all mental and I constantly remind myself how much of a disgusting habit biting my nails are so I don't.  Now about society.  Just like the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting becoming more poor I would say the same applies to wisdom and stupidity.  Those who want change make changes and those who are afraid of change go nowhere and then wonder why.

[falcon9]

Im not sure whether or not I should talk about myself dumbing down or wising up or should I talk about society..I've never really blogged or answered anyones blog.... its a first for me... But as far as me dumbing down or wising up I would say that with every day that passes I learn and make the changes necessary to try to avoid making the same mistake more then once.  Sometimes its hard to break hard habits such as biting my nails but everything is all mental and I constantly remind myself how much of a disgusting habit biting my nails are so I don't.  Now about society.  Just like the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting becoming more poor I would say the same applies to wisdom and stupidity.  Those who want change make changes and those who are afraid of change go nowhere and then wonder why.

That's pragmatically-insightful and I'd estimate that you're wising-up, rather than dumbing-down your experiences.

[vp44]

Bigotry is the state of mind of a bigot, defined by Merriam-Webster as "a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance.

[falcon9]

Bigotry is the state of mind of a bigot, defined by Merriam-Webster as "a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance.

"Hatred" is a 'prejudiced hostility' and such does not apply to a logical rejection of irrational superstitious religious beliefs, (especially such superstitious religious beliefs which encompass "bigotry" against those who disbelieve such supersttious or, other belief systems which differ from one another).  

Your specious post, (being out of context of this thread), is a "trolling" post.  As such, the 'troll', (you), will be "fed" that which you cannot digest.
That is, your blind religious faith will not allow you to *see* beyond your sanctimonious self-righteous "intolerance" of challenges to blind faith.