Skeptics, Cynics, Pecksniffian Bums
A Skeptic, because she believes that everything Good and Evil is possible, acts; a Cynic believes that almost no Good is ever really possible and so tends toward inertia.
Skeptics tend to act even knowing that Good is often a long shot, try their best to be creative, to up the odds for Good outcomes. We tend to be happy people.
Cynics, because they think doers are largely wasting their time and money (theirs, others’) tend to sit and watch, rest smug on their pecksniffian bums , and itch to be able to say Told. You. So. They are, largely, not happy.
A Cynic’s position, that he’s just realistic, is a shallow, defensive cave to his lack of imagination, to his moral and intellectual sloth.
Be a Skeptic.
07/06/2019 @ 10:22 am
“A Cynic’s position, that he’s just realistic…”
Your thoughts about Cynics pretty much match mine when, for example, I hear people tell me that I need to be more “pragmatic” about things like electing a centrist Democrat or to “just be patient about people (and Presidents) slowly ‘evolving’ in regards to basic human rights for the LGBTQ community”.
07/06/2019 @ 10:27 am
What sort of pecksniffery is this?
skep·tic
/ˈskeptik/
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noun
1.a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.
synonyms: cynic, doubter, questioner, scoffer…
False dichotomy and false equivalency shouldn’t be used to form the foundation of an argument…Doiing so can result only in circular reasoning…
Adherence to the fallacies inherent in circular reasoning moves a case from being mere pecksniffery into the realm of sheer nonsensical fuckery……