It strikes me that every wrongheaded sentiment in society ultimately derives from the culture of inherent, unconditional rightness. As I grow older, I find myself less prone to have an opinion about anything, and to distrust just about everyone who does. Whenever I meet someone who openly identifies themselves as a Republican of a Democrat, my immediate thought is always, Well, this person might be interesting, but they'll never say anything about politics that's remotely useful to me. I refuse to discuss abortion with anyone who is pro-life or pro-choice; I refuse to discuss affirmative action with any unemployed white guy or any unemployed black guy. All the world's stupidest people are either zealots or atheists. If you want to truly deduce how intelligent someone is, just ask this person how they feel about any issue that doesn't have an answer; the more certainty they express, the less sense they have. This is because certainty only comes from dogma.
July 25, 2008
Chuck Klosterman FTW
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there's an old Chinese proverb...
(or perhaps it was the late Bozo the Clown...may he and his Grand Prize Game buckets rest in peace)
who said (well, probably)
"The man who is wisest looks/acts the dumbest of them all"
When I was young (and "normal" ) I thought I was the gold-starred shit and a bag of barbecue chips who knew EVERYTHING, but as I got older I realized what an annoying poseur with a swizle stick up my bunghole I was...
Now I just try to have as much fun and live life without getting too many people flicking me off in traffic...whether that traffic's actually on the road or at a blood bank...I try not to piss to many people off (unnecessarily ) and to just have fun.
It's all a Brass Monkey on the Titanic anyways...or uuhhh...something like that!!
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