I love controversial arguments. Hearing people's fiery opinions frustrates the hell out of me. I mean that in the best way possible. It makes me listen and think. Not just about what they happen to be saying, but about everything.
In short there are two things I believe to be extraordinarily inspiring- showers and controversial arguments.
It's convenient that both of these things are incredibly easy to come by. The shower is right down the hall and society expects me to use it at least once a day which, on average, I do. Controversy is not hard to find either. Just say "Gay marriage" and you'll have a whole list of opinions thrown at you. Evolution is another good one. Abortion can work too, but I think people are a little more touchy about that.
I should mention now, that I never attempt to be insensitive towards anyone's opinion. In fact, I tend to think of myself as one of those people who understands both sides of the argument pretty well. I'm the point in the center that watches as the two sides collide. And when they do it's not pretty.
Want an example? Alright, for the purpose of this example, we'll assume that our two sides are arguing about evolution. Of the three controversial topics listed above, evolution is the one I can relate to most, since I am straight and am not and never have been pregnant. I mean, I know gay people and people who've been pregnant, but evolution is more of an "everyone can relate" topic.
Anyways, in the evolution debate the two sides are the creationists and the evolutionists. Creationists believe, basically whatever their religion tells them. Something along the lines of an almighty being created man and all the animals and plants individually. Evolutionists believe that people evolved over the years from some sort of animal that adapted and mutated.
What happens when these two sides meet is complete nonsense. The evolutionist tells the creationist a whole list of facts, that the creationist refuses to believe because their religion says otherwise. The evolutionists refuse to believe the religion because the creationists have no evidence that anything in their holy book is real. Basically they take off on their own little monologues calling each other ridiculous, infuriating everyone around them, and ultimately making absolutely no change in the other's mind.
To me it's evident that the problem is not that they are uneducated. It's that their education is unbalanced.
Go on, evolutionists! Find out every piece of evidence that proves that evolution is without a doubt real, but unless you know just as much about the creationist's beliefs they are never going to listen.
Same to you, creationists! Memorize every holy line in your holy book, but a person who believes only facts isn't even going to give you a second glance.
This is the problem with the world. People hole themselves up in their own little worlds and expect people to venture in and be just like them. They never venture out to learn about the rest of the world and if they do they don't like what they see and just go back to their old ways. There's no balance, just a drastically changing environment with every step you take, because with each step is another person's hard as stone thoughts. Those are the most dangerous too. The things that wont change are the ones you need to stay away from, because if and when they do change, they shatter and crumble. It's the people who aren't as stubborn who are a little safer. Their minds bend and transform. They are ever changing.
Don't science and religion both tell us that, that is what life is. You start off as a teeny baby and then grow old. If you don't do that, then you aren't living. Finally something that everyone can agree on. You change, both physically and mentally as you live. So, if your mind is set in stone, then how are you growing? How are you changing? Or are you dead?
I don't see why creationists and evolutionists don't get along. To me, it seems like they're both trying to answer a question their way when they both have they answer. It's like, trying to explain everything that happens when I throw a ball at the wall. I threw it, it flew through the air, it bounced off the wall, it fell to the ground.
Science will tell me about the muscles I used, the forces and energy, the speed and time. It will tell me why the ball fell to the ground and how fast the ball went and how strong a person would have to be to throw with that amount of force. Science might even get into the psychology behind why I threw it.
But religion explains why I felt that way. Religion explains why I'm here and why I'm living and what the purpose of this world is. Religion explains why people get angry and why people need to be good and not hurt each other. Religion explains those questions that scientists cannot or are too afraid to try.
We're all just looking for answers, right? If we don't agree is that anything to argue about? Probably not, but go ahead argue. I mean really please. Without the close minded remarks and bullshit arguments I would never get anything done.
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