people who argue with you for the sake of trying to look academic?

Some people are arrogant, or feel good for schooling people intellectually.

Intelligence is an asset (who says it's not lol) but people who are arrogant with it fail.

No, I don't know anyone like that.

I do know people who ask very obvious questions and think that they are original and astute. That is annoying. Things like "but...god allows wars and suffering to happen! i've just found out Christianity's fatal flaw!" etc etc.

guys,

do you know any people where if you make a statement, they will argue and argue until they are blue in the face not becauuse they have a valid point they are trying to make, but just purely to try to look academic by creating then winning an argument?

its totally annoying and pointless

its the same type of people who will listen to the teacher in class, then try their hardest to ask the most complex question possible not because they have a question to ask but because they want to show off to everyone how bright they are.

does anyoen else find this totally irritating?

You're wrong. My journey through the educational system has been dominated by paradigms being impressed upon me as my own, although it seemed to me counter-intuitive, disagreement was discouraged; therefore I find it refreshing to find members valiantly fighting their own academic principles against my own, however disingenuous their position may be.

How else can they show their superiority?

If you hit them really hard in the face they usually stop talking.

guys,

do you know any people where if you make a statement, they will argue and argue until they are blue in the face not becauuse they have a valid point they are trying to make, but just purely to try to look academic by creating then winning an argument?

its totally annoying and pointless

its the same type of people who will listen to the teacher in class, then try their hardest to ask the most complex question possible not because they have a question to ask but because they want to show off to everyone how bright they are.

does anyoen else find this totally irritating?

hahaha i know a couple of people like this, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to have an intelligent discussion with them because they always try to turn it into a ridiculous debating competition to assert their intellignece. even if it is pointless and trivial like

'i was gonna buy a £3 energy saving buld for our flat but the store was sold out.if we use energy saving lightbulbs in our flat, we will save energy' they will come out with

'actually no, we wont because XYZ blah blah blah tungsten is better for the environment, so no we wont save more energy'

and you say 'yes, but energy saving lightbulbs use less power and therefore save energy hence why they are 'energy saving'

they respond 'well, yes, but in Africa they have the lowest energy consumption in the world and they dont have access to energy saving light bulbs. and in caveman times, they didnt even need electric bills. and you know, power is relative. think of the fossil fuesls being burned. what about the impact of these bulbs on the ecomony, burning fuels creates jobs, and jobs keep people employed which cntributes to the furtherance of society...blah blah blah'

and all the time you were thinking omg its only a £3 light bulb!!!!

this is an excellent example of EXACTLY what im talking about (i hope this is sarcasm lol!):





lol, how can i avoid getting drawn into their pathetic arguments?

ROFL! i think i love you!

Simple but effective.