Devolution of Grey Matter or Why Nature Failed Humanity

There is a myriad of things people waste brain cells on, ranging from redundant every day slip ups to achieving the ultimate honor known as the Darwin Award. Of that spectrum, plenty of energy is wasted on political and religious debates which are easily some of the most heated, uneducated, and bandwagon discussions out there. It’s easily observed by throwing “flame bait” to the target audience, and then listening to the chaos that ensues. The ignorant accusations, falsified statements, and absolute lack of basic understanding of the base philosophies behind the two sides they argue are astounding.
Plenty of times people don’t even know how to argue their own side on top of this travesty they spew out of their mouth. Plenty of times they attempt to convince each other with logic that the other side simply ignores and dismisses as it does not fit their worldview, leading to some of the most pointless debates akin to trying to shove the opponent off the bridge with the ancient art of Head Butting.
One of the greatest faults of the human mind is its susceptibility to practice of failing to form their own opinion, not doing research, and regurgitating of Rumor-Mill Products Inc. as well as scraps of information they find, overhear, or are told by other people. Religious and political debates are the prime victim of this deficiency: atheists try to convince theists with logic and facts without looking up the definition of faith, hard line Christians who apply logically unsound arguments to disprove evolution (disproving something that is a product of sound logic and scientific method in such manner is… moronic), conservatives who slam liberals as corrupt and amoral (there IS no such thing as universal moral), liberals who fail to understand the purpose behind waging war in the middle east (screaming “It’s for oil” just because that’s what the “smart people say” is one way ticket to be slammed by someone who attempts the arcane practice of thinking), people who fail to analyze information given to them by the media, conspiracy theorists who do zero credible research, the list just goes on and on. To put this in layman’s terms, don’t bother to argue things you have no real knowledge of outside hearsay. It is a simple request, take in information and analyze it before passing any of it on. Don’t argue on feelings, learn to understand the other side before speaking about it, and never argue off murky basics like faith, morals, and ethics without applying thinking and common sense to them first.

Submitted by Alexander D.