Some kind of logic.

[Umbran]

It's amazing that natural selection hasn't caused this idea to become extinct.

Memes have a much shorter generation time than genes.

 

[BrokeAndDrive]

What do you call it when someone ignores a number of facts pertaining to the argument and to give weight to their side they bring in examples that are only tangentially related to the debate?

Standard neurotypical behavior.

 

[Joker]

Standard neurotypical behavior.

That second link is brilliant. It's like a work-safe Encyclopedia Dramatica.

 

[Redrobes]

Sounds to me like Chewbacca is straw man.

Anyway I would point people to this book which is a devastating short read...

Straight and Crooked Thinking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

look at the external links for the wayback machine. The original book (if you can still get a copy) is worth whatever you can find it for.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

What do you call it when someone ignores a number of facts pertaining to the argument and to give weight to their side they bring in examples that are only tangentially related to the debate?

"Typical...bloody typical."

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sounds to me like Chewbacca is straw man.

THAT radically changes my mental imagery of The Wizard of Oz.

 

[jonesy]

Sounds to me like Chewbacca is straw man.

THAT radically changes my mental imagery of The Wizard of Oz.

And THAT radically changes my mental imagery of Star Wars.

Luke: "R2-D2? I have a feeling we're not on Tatooine anymore."

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Do you mentally redesign C-3PO with Tin Man-esque qualities, and Han Solo with a big mane of hair? Does Dorothy wear cinnamon buns?

Do you see the Imperial Stormtroopers as armored flying monkeys with lasers?

Do you see the Emperor/Sith Lord screaming "Fly, my pretties!"?

Do you see Luke's final battle being decided when he slashes through a water tank with his lightsaber, melting the Emperor?



I know I do.

 

[Orius]

It's amazing that natural selection hasn't caused this idea to become extinct.

It's easy to believe that non-violence can solve to any threat when you life in a peaceful and prosperous society rather than somthing Hobbsian that is nasty, brutish, and short. Or something written by George R. R. Martin.