[Lilahx]

I always notice this!! for instance, if somebody calls you ugly, you're going to deny it. Even if you are..because you find it offensive.

the same with criticism. if somebody calls a hypocrite a hypocrite, they'll most likely deny it, attack you back.

I've also noticed that people will accept praise - even if the praise is false or untrue. Simply because nobody is offended at a compliment, even if they themselves know it not to be true.....they'll accept it.

Do people in society just have a hard time accepting the truth about themselves - accepting, admitting to their faults.

Or do we lack the integrity to agree with a fact which makes you feel uncomfortable. I find it hard to take people seriously a lot, since everybody seems to judge the truth, facts of a matter with their emotions, not with their head especially if it's about themselves personally.

[:)ella]

I guess criticism is sometimes pointless - if you tell an ugly person they're ugly it's not going to change it. But if you tell them they're pretty it gives them more confidence, and I think people want that even if they can tell someone's maybe lying. Maybe humans are quite good at protecting themselves.

[miser]

I've noticed a similar thing that it's very uncomfortable to be proven wrong in an argument. I think it is easy for people to mistakenly value the desire to be right over the truth itself.

[Lilahx]

(Original post by miser)
I've noticed a similar thing that it's very uncomfortable to be proven wrong in an argument. I think it is easy for people to mistakenly value the desire to be right over the truth itself.

true

[Inverse]

(Original post by Lilahx)
I always notice this!! for instance, if somebody calls you ugly, you're going to deny it. Even if you are..because you find it offensive.

the same with criticism. if somebody calls a hypocrite a hypocrite, they'll most likely deny it, attack you back.

I've also noticed that people will accept praise - even if the praise is false or untrue. Simply because nobody is offended at a compliment, even if they themselves know it not to be true.....they'll accept it.

Do people in society just have a hard time accepting the truth about themselves - accepting, admitting to their faults.

Or do we lack the integrity to agree with a fact which makes you feel uncomfortable. I find it hard to take people seriously a lot, since everybody seems to judge the truth, facts of a matter with their emotions, not with their head especially if it's about themselves personally.

If people accepted the truth, there would be no religious people.

[Lilahx]

(Original post by Inverse)
If people accepted the truth, there would be no religious people.

interesting..

[Inverse]

(Original post by Lilahx)
interesting..

Elaborate.

[kka25]

I'm watching this; very interesting.

[Dmon1Unlimited]

Because we are a bunch of egotistical dopes that believe we are awesome

Degree of severity varies with people...

[Lilahx]

(Original post by Inverse)
Elaborate.

Well, my family are Catholics, I'm agnostic. Could science prove God doesn't exist considering God would exist outside the realms of science altogether. It's not something science could explain, or ever understand. They do not believe in the paranormal etc.

[Land of Nod]

How to you measure ugly?
What if your perception of "ugly" is wrong?
Would you accept criticism if I told you that your statement about people is completely illogical?

[A.J10]

Calling bull**** on a compliment is often rude, criticism is also often uncalled for. This will account for a lot of it.

As for hypocrites, well I know I'm one, but if someone calls me one due to something I did that wasn't hypocritical I'll deny it.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my E15i

[Inverse]

(Original post by Lilahx)
Well, my family are Catholics, I'm agnostic. Could science prove God doesn't exist considering God would exist outside the realms of science altogether. It's not something science could explain, or ever understand. They do not believe in the paranormal etc.

You can't prove a negative, so that statement is redundant, in the same way that you can't prove that a flying cucumber shaped elephant man lurks in the Amazon rainforest and is invisible when he wants to be.

It's something which a little rationality explains.

[123maz]

hmm the truth is nobody wants to hear the truth becuase most likely it will hurt them.

[Lilahx]

(Original post by Inverse)
You can't prove a negative, so that statement is redundant, in the same way that you can't prove that a flying cucumber shaped elephant man lurks in the Amazon rainforest and is invisible when he wants to be.

It's something which a little rationality explains.

who gets to decide whether it's a 'negative'? you..?

people will argue that the universe is not eternal, the sun, space are not eternal. so something eternal must have always existed in order to create everything there is today. What does that sound like to you? if you look at the human body in detail, you can see it's functions are wired, tied together like a machine almost. You could make a case about that being an intelligent design. tbh, the human body looks pretty designed to me when i open my mind..

[MissBlueskys]

I think people accept compliments because to deny it would often be interpreted as being "overly modest" or may even offend the person making the comment by turning their nice statement into a reason for you to prove it wrong. It is just easy to accept it and keep things pleasant.

I think your example for people refusing the truth is stupid. Everyone will deny being ugly because being ugly is judgement made by the individual where others might find them beautiful. It is an judgement not a truth. But I do know what you mean. It is usually a persons pride that stops them from accepting truth when it goes against their own thoughts. I have found that if truths are completely solid the person will come round to accept them (like arguing over whether that actor was in that film, is quickly solved by imdb). With the comment on religion it is up to the person whether they believe it is true and then you have to allow scope for peoples beliefs.

[Inverse]

(Original post by Lilahx)
who gets to decide whether it's a 'negative'? you..?

people will argue that the universe is not eternal, the sun, space are not eternal. so something eternal must have always existed in order to create everything there is today. What does that sound like to you? if you look at human body in detail, you can see it's functions are wired, tied together like a machine almost. You could make a case about that being an intelligent design. tbh, the human body looks pretty designed to me when i open my mind..

That's the "term" for it, are you incapable of reading properly? I clearly explained it in context. An example of a negative would be the statement: "I have invisible oranges floating on top of my head", you can't disprove it, but any dim wit will realise that this is not true.

Oh please, you're spewing arguments which have been deciphered and put to shame many, many times. Nobody knows how the universe came to be up until this moment in time. Please come up with an argument that hasn't been put to shame already. The human body's design does not prove anything supernatural.

[Lilahx]

(Original post by Inverse)
That's the "term" for it, are you incapable of reading properly? I clearly explained it in context. An example of a negative would be the statement: "I have invisible oranges floating on top of my head", you can't disprove it, but any dim wit will realise that this is not true.

Oh please, you're spewing arguments which have been deciphered and put to shame many, many times. Nobody knows how the universe came to be up until this moment in time. Please come up with an argument that hasn't been put to shame already. The human body's design does not prove anything supernatural.

Is there any evidence of one species evolving into another over time like Dawkins states. Dawkins claims we evolve from lung fish which paddled onto earth. There is a lot more evidence to suggest God exists, rather then your general statements of flying Hippo's and invisible oranges. The Human body doesn't prove anything accidental or coincidental either. The best science can come up with is a huge explosion by random chance. I don't believe that big bang nonsense, nor 'we share a common ancestor with the ape people'.

Can you tell me one thing which is eternal? God would fit that description perfectly.

[Inverse]

(Original post by Lilahx)
Is there any evidence of one species evolving into another over time like Dawkins states. Dawkins claims we evolve from lung fish which paddled onto earth. There is a lot more evidence to suggest God exists, rather then your general statements of flying Hippo's and invisible oranges. The Human body doesn't prove anything accidental or coincidental either. The best science can come up with is a huge explosion by random chance. I don't believe that big bang nonsense, nor 'we share a common ancestor with the ape people'.

Can you tell me one thing which is eternal? God would fit that description perfectly.

Are you actually saying that you don't believe in evolution? This is where you have lost the argument.

There is absolutely no evidence to support the existence of a God; if there was, then everyone would be following one religion, or everyone would be religious.

Can you make one reply which makes sense?

[pshewitt1]

(Original post by Lilahx)
I always notice this!! for instance, if somebody calls you ugly, you're going to deny it. Even if you are..because you find it offensive.

the same with criticism. if somebody calls a hypocrite a hypocrite, they'll most likely deny it, attack you back.

I've also noticed that people will accept praise - even if the praise is false or untrue. Simply because nobody is offended at a compliment, even if they themselves know it not to be true.....they'll accept it.

Do people in society just have a hard time accepting the truth about themselves - accepting, admitting to their faults.

Or do we lack the integrity to agree with a fact which makes you feel uncomfortable. I find it hard to take people seriously a lot, since everybody seems to judge the truth, facts of a matter with their emotions, not with their head especially if it's about themselves personally.

the only time I will speak back about this sort of thing is if it is unjust and untrue basing the truth on what the majority have told me, only learnt this level of maturity when I turned 18... I always accept compliments because it's rude not to