I am not surprised to get a remark like I went berserk defending myself. I will always defend myself regardless if small minded people have to resort to slander and and accusations. Looser always resort to slander when they loose an argument. This is a temple of the gods and to see such people here reacting to comments in such a profane manner is disturbing. I don't assume intentions, I read them. It seems to you I went berserk but that of course is your opinion. It would certainly seem more becoming to answer a question with a legit answer rather than calling a question a " CRACKPOT THEORY'. But far be it from me to stop you from showing the community your true nature, it certainly is a warning to not ask any question if they don't want to be labeled a CRACKPOT or next time something worse. You would do well to remember that a student who asks questions is the wise one seeking answers the teacher who derides a student for asking questions they think are dumb, is not the wise one. I hope you have a wonderful day and the gods bless you on your journey to civility.
While what you are saying about the nature of asking questions is true, your response does not relate to
your specific situation. To name an example, while you did ask a question in the sentence "are there lands beyond the icewall?", you also inserted a passive, blatant lie in that statement in declaring that there was such thing as an icewall in the first place. Through reading the ToZ website, it wouldn't even take half of an afternoon for you to understand that ToZ does not entertain flat earth theory. If you insert false statements as if they are fact, sharp correction is often needed, because it shows that these beliefs have been well established in you and warrant a harsher judgement.
If you declared flat earth theory as fact in any other social space, it would be condemned, either silently or loudly. If you are still a flat earther, you likely know this by now. You should know that flat earth theory is widely accepted by most sensible people as -- just as I called it previously -- "a crackpot theory". Even if you believe in it. You were corrected in an aggressive manner because you came in and declared the existence of an "icewall", it was not a question, it was a declaration. That is likely why you received an unpleasant response.
If you had labeled it as "Is there such thing as the icewall?" or "Does ToZ believe in flat earth?", you most likely would've been responded to with more patience.
It is also not "my opinion" that you have gone berserk it the past, it's the truth. In fact, the only reason I responded to your message is because the only time I've ever seen your name appear on the forums has been you furiously replying in all caps to a user and making accusations about their character based on ONE message. If you're going to take the highroad, examine your own behavior first and foremost. Expecting to be told exactly what you want to hear is a delusion you would be better off leaving behind in your journey.
I once was an understudy for a talented welder. This old, gristled man would tell you up front that he was not a ray of sunshine, and he was absolutely correct. Every egotistical opinion of my welding skills were very quickly shot down by this man. He was a sharp corrector who would not hesitate to tell me how terrible of a job I had done. If I had blown up in his face, screaming, judging his character, etc. my education would be over. In the end, I learned an exponentially greater amount from him than I did from anyone else.
He had a different way of teaching, it was not pleasant, but it doesn't matter... it was successfully educational.
Your feelings are yours to manage and you cannot control the behavior of others. From reading your messages, it seems like you are to blame for most of the arguments you get yourself into, so accusing others of
slander and accusations carries no weight whatsoever when
slander and accusations seem to be your FIRST response to people who offer
OPTIONAL corrections to your way of thinking. If you want to be a flat earther, no one is stopping you. That's not what I take issue with, it's your vitriolic explosions when people say things in a way that you don't like. You call it defending yourself, but you're putting the cart before the horse. You wish for your messages to be treated with deeper understanding and patience, but I have never seen you provide the same courtesy for others.
I'm glad that you at least provided me with the courtesy of using lowercase letters, but I would be happy if you could gain something from this exchange rather than discarding it. Not everything is black and white, especially human beings, my friend. I took the time to type this, so this is proof that I value your opinion, right? You're not wrong for feeling attacked, there are no "wrong" emotions, but please try to understand
WHY people may be approaching you with challenging words. If that is the courtesy you wish for, provide it for others as well!
) and have spent a lot of time retracing my steps and seeing if I can disprove what I am currently believing, looking for holes, contradictions, etc. and doing this is perfectly fine.
