Hey guys,,, maybe I didn't state my statement clear enough.... I meant to say "CHOSE" to REMAIN IGNORANT!
I have a friend that just dives me crazy. He will debate anything without any real knowledge of a subject. If you try to engage him in a discussion of a different point of view, he will literally say, "leave me alone" or "you're interrupting tht TV, etc.
I have seen a few of those type conversations in different threads, where people are just dogmatic about something, yet won't consider the facts that are being laid out by another for their consideration... Actually, one time, when a conversation got a little heated, and facts were being presented, he just left the conversation, but instead of replying to the last post, he spewed a bunch of hurtful character assasinating remarks,, and then dissapeared. But he keeps showing up saying the same thing, and doing the same thing...
It is like he has made up his mind, according to his narrow opinon, and refuses to even consider the validity of another's opinion.
Like I said, I have no problem loving someone who is uninformed, or not capable of understanding a subject, but I have a hard time tolerating those who are just flat hurtful to another, and still spews their unfounded, unsupported, and clinically unsupported views.
Informing people of a an issue is actually a duty for those who have knowledge on a subject... But ears that refuse to hear, are worse than those ears that don't physically work right... Maybe it is just hypocracy and biggotry,,, But I think it is usually a conscious choice to refuse to consider or explore the opinion of another, especially when their views are presented in a civil and informative manner, and when their views are supported by facts...
It is true that there are none so blind than those who have eyes, but refuse to look.
There are none more deaf than those who have ears, but refuse to listen.
What a waste
