Doctor Venkman wrote:RichardLess wrote:
I'm willing to open up to any idea that makes sense to me. Again we see things differently. Why can't that be enough for you?
Also, I didn't assume it was you. I know it was. There's a notification box that tells you who likes and dislikes your posts. You were disliking things that had nothing to do with the conversation and it's clear you were doing it indiscriminately, which shows you aren't disliking the posts but disliking me. Which makes it a tad personal. But fine. Dislike to your hearts content.
Odd, I don't receive that notification box when people hit things on my posts. And no, it wasn't personal. I was disliking the things you were saying regardless of what you might think.
It's incredibly odd that you say things like "we see things differently. Why can't that be enough for you?" but then feel the need to publicly call me out for hitting a button that literally says I disagree with what you're saying.
And it's quite clear that you're not as open minded as you think. This entire thread is just people trying to explain a viewpoint while you stubbornly tell everyone they're wrong. I've honestly lost count of how many times people have explained how Venkman changes throughout the film, and you basically say "No he doesn't." You say you want discussion on film, but you won't open your mind "unless it makes sense" but therein lies the problem. That's another way of essentially say your mind is made up and you won't listen to other ideas because they don't make sense to you.
You can't have a worthwhile discussion on something if you won't open your mind to a viewpoint that clearly makes sense to the majority of people in the thread. You're the only one saying that Venkman doesn't change. So it clearly is a viewpoint that makes sense. So how is there to be a discussion?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Seeing things differently is fine. People don't have to agree. But what kind of discussion are you expecting then? You want discussion. But then you shut down discussion with "we see things differently, move on." So again, how is there to be a discussion?
Really? You don't see the thing that has a bell icon on it? Everytime someone likes/dislikes a post it shows up, telling me who and when. Anyone else want to chime in here or am I somehow the only one that has this function?(perhaps you've turned the settings off somehow)
Let me be clear: this is an opinion thread. No ones opinion can be wrong. I can disagree with that opinion but that doesn't make you wrong. We aren't dealing in fact here. Is that open minded enough for you? I am not the final judge and jury here. I just created the thread. I can disagree and say why I disagree, but that doesn't mean you are wrong.
When did I shut down this discussion? I called you out for making this personal by disliking every comment of mine, even ones off topic. You disliked my awesome Noah the ark joke. That hurt
but your constant dislikes are weird and unusual. I've had disagreements with many people here, including Juror and Alpha and others. I don't think they've been quite as obsessed as you with the whole disliking thing but I guess too each their own? I don't know if I would say you are abusing the dislike button but when you've made your points known and disliked a few of the persons comments, it's time to relax. Personally I'm not one to use the dislike button anyways. I'd rather my words do the talking. Oh sure I've used it in extreme cases but usually those are trolls and the like.
So just to recap, your opinions are your opinions. I think I've shown why I disagree with them, at least to my own satisfaction. I love debate and discussion but you've gotten it mixed up somewhere that I don't. It's when things get personal, or seem to get personal, that I don't care for.