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The definition of insanity

Do you beat dead horses

  • Yes, I'll keep repeating the same point I already made 50 bazillion times

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • No. I re-read my posts, and if I feel I have nothing new to add, then I don't

    Votes: 5 55.6%

  • I'm not sure

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • What's for lunch?

    Votes: 3 33.3%
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If you have nothing new to add to a discussion or debate, do you just keep repeating yourself?
 
Yeah, sometimes. But that's not insanity....this is.

 
the same point being repeated over and over would indicate that people keep attempting
to post the same topic over and over again in hopes of a different result.
 
lewstherin said:
the same point being repeated over and over would indicate that people keep attempting
to post the same topic over and over again in hopes of a different result.
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I am speaking of within a thread. The Palin threads spring to mind. If they didn't hear you the first time, saying the same damn thing will garner the same damn results.
 
I only repeat myself when people keep misrepresenting my original argument.
 
If they keep doing it, then why do you think repeating yourself will make a difference?
 
Wilful repetition with the hope of a different result even though you keep getting the same result is actually the original definition of stupidity, not insanity.

It could be categorized as insane if the person cannot control themselves.
 
Temporal said:
Wilful repetition with the hope of a different result even though you keep getting the same result is actually the original definition of stupidity, not insanity.

It could be categorized as insane if the person cannot control themselves.
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I've never heard that. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -- Albert Einstein
 
There's nothing that bores me faster than having to explain the same thing to the same people over and over again.
 
theplaydrive said:
I only repeat myself when people keep misrepresenting my original argument.
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I'll do that about twice. The third time, I figure they're trolling/baiting and I just walk away. Dishonest and disingenuous posters are not worth my time.
 
BDBoop said:
I've never heard that. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -- Albert Einstein
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Like someone arguing government cannot create jobs after being shown a whole host of industries that exist because of the government?

That would make a few members here insane.
 
A "super-salad" for lunch.
cheese(Wisconsin cheddar)
apple
lettuce
celery
pepper
chives(in season)
union
tomato(in season)
Some other greens(in season)
topped with nuts(walnut, pecan,almond,cashew, sunflower, and some "Cajun trail mix")
mayonnaise
all chopped up small(similar to popcorn), I never see what I eat, but the taste is excellent.
And I must admit, I do beat dead horses.
 
Viktyr Korimir said:
There's nothing that bores me faster than having to explain the same thing to the same people over and over again.
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And after a while (hundreds of years) earn that every argument has two or more sides.
And that this will never change.
 
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