has anyone noticed a change in themselves since they joined fg

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:49 am

Now that I think about it, my roundabout way of trying to get my point over seems to irritate some people. Especially if they don't agree with me.

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:50 am

i type faster n spell better

and try not to take things to heart

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:01 am

I'm 4 years older. :-5:-5

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:43 am

I dont think i have changed

, but i have learnt a bit about people:)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri May 02, 2008 7:44 pm

The top left of the chart represents normal brain wave function the day I joined FG

The bottom right indicates a rapid and steady decline in brain activity as of May 1, 08

watermark · Post by **watermark** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:31 pm

jimbo;850148 wrote: speaking for myself only here i have noticed that i have much more of an open mind , i used to think my opinions were right basically because i thought they were ,no logic no facts although i dont get into the logic stuff much i really do read the stuff you guys churn out and based on the facts i make my opinion

i have changed my idea's on quite a few issue's just reading the to and throwing of the fg brainiac's

i like it when spot and hoff aka gallybally have a difference ,no nastiness no name calling just different sides of a debate just purely on facts

why cant we all do that ? why do we have to always be right ? none of us can really know everything so whats the big deal

i have never ever had a problem saying sorry when i'm wrong (probably coz i'm in the wrong so much :p) and if someone is not big enough to say sorry when its so obvious they know they are wrong i cant think of any way they could humiliate themselves more

but if you are one of those people that wont admit you are wrong here are a few tips to help you out

http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/40-wh ... bad-ideas/

Change doesn't happen overnight.

It's always a good idea to be presented with the facts before coming to an opinion. Sometimes forums like FG cause people to change their opinions about their first reactions to one line topics. At times people post tedious information that really results in no improvement. ok there might be change but not improved change. For example in current news, I could very well have an immediate opinion about a certain subject upon first hearing what has happened though reading very little about it. Then I could hear what others had to say. All the facts, etc... and could absorb a substantial amount of what the truth was. Then I could let it sink in a while. Meanwhile my brain could be growing some new connections etc....since I'd had the advantage of reading about the facts. So I form an opinion taking into consideration what really has occured, not my unfortunate fabrication of said event. Next however, I consider how weary I've become reading pages of facts and logic. Something is changing within me. Very good! yet I'm starting to doze off. After that I'm awakened by birds chirping at the first hint of light. And as usual I turn over and go back to sleep for as long as I can.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:40 pm

I have learned to read the first and last sentence in some posts. Do you reckon that is a mistake?

Redtail · Post by **Redtail** » Sat May 03, 2008 5:38 am

el guapo;854486 wrote: i type faster n spell better

and try not to take things to heart

good idea, if i took things to heart, i'd have flew this coop after posting my "where's my post" post, :wah: