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172. Those who can't tolerate ambiguity

Thu May 23, 2013, 11:15 PM

May 2013

& see everything in black & white --tend to bully anyone they think takes the opposite view from theirs (or even the Middle Way). Yeah, very conservative, moralistic thinking. (I = good. You = bad).

I'm skeptical about anyone who thinks they're 100% right about anything. That's a red flag for me. This life does not contain a lot of certainties. Why be rigid? The future is all about flexibility IMO.

I think you're right that there's fear behind it. Of what I'm not sure. Could be anything. Could be your generic fear & loathing of anything spiritual or religious. Could be embarrassment about "woo woo" and less rational ideas daring to stand in GD (gimme a break--I see lots of stuff that doesn't interest me here, but I don't try to make it disappear). Maybe their last wife ran off with the Hare Krisnas?

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US cropcircle May 13 Tennessee [View all] lovuian May 2013 OP

Anything to get youngsters more interested in math is what I say! Poll_Blind May 2013 #1

No matter who makes them They are great lovuian May 2013 #2

Yes, they could be caused by any number of different Warren DeMontague May 2013 #24

Here's one for you. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #25

I always thought that Crop Circle looked similar to an image from a Mandelbrot Set nenagh May 2013 #28

It does! My favorite in fact ismnotwasm May 2013 #66

Just beautiful... nenagh May 2013 #69

Bingo. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #77

LoL ismnotwasm May 2013 #78

Mandelbrot? OriginalGeek May 2013 #134

Yes! That's it!! gateley May 2013 #156

I've seen some made by engineers that were astounding! And I agree -- gateley May 2013 #155

The only way to get the youth to be more interested in math is to make it rhett o rick May 2013 #186

amazing human creations sigmasix May 2013 #3

Riiight. Especially the exact same things made centuries ago. Especially those created in WATCHED WinkyDink May 2013 #93

I'm sorry-does santa bring you gifts too? sigmasix May 2013 #118

Yes, Santa brings me gifts. Not so for you? demwing May 2013 #127

Everybody knows they're made by invisible, trans-dimensional Big Foot. longship May 2013 #4

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Or aliens. Always got them to blame. freshwest May 2013 #150

Isn't the plural Big Feet? Big Foots? (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee May 2013 #162

Who knows. longship May 2013 #163

The plural of Big Foot could be Big Footi........ TheDebbieDee May 2013 #228

I thought it was big footsies. Eleanors38 May 2013 #234

I'll worry about it on the day that I see two of them together... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2013 #169

Somebody is researching bacon, lettuce, and tomato? MiniMe May 2013 #5

Saw that too, now I'm snackish demwing May 2013 #128

Was wondering about that... Can they grow them together, now? Oh, right, pig tomatoes. freshwest May 2013 #151

The vast distances of space mick063 May 2013 #6

I know of one. RC May 2013 #139

2011?? DiverDave May 2013 #7

The video is from 2011; the article link is to a 5/13/2013 event... VOX May 2013 #8

Is it crop circle season already? JaneyVee May 2013 #9

I love those things! Earth art. Autumn May 2013 #10

I like that -- Earth Art. gateley May 2013 #157

They are pretty cool. HappyMe May 2013 #11

It depends on the crop and the time of year. politicat May 2013 #13

I don't recall what the crops were. HappyMe May 2013 #15

It's those wind turbines. baldguy May 2013 #12

So ... the wind did it. In_The_Wind May 2013 #23

Tiny little dust devils. I've seen those. Yep. That's it. freshwest May 2013 #152

Positive proof of stuff and things Berlum May 2013 #14

proof aliens exist and like to smish down corn Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #16

smish flamingdem May 2013 #18

ooops. smush Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #19

I'd stick with smish... SidDithers May 2013 #20

I'm for smish. Iggo May 2013 #21

I would like to jump on the smish bandwagon OriginalGeek May 2013 #136

lol Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #141

We used to smish corn in a barrel jberryhill May 2013 #54

Making Smishnoff Yo_Mama May 2013 #114

. Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #142

Jethro git yer gun flamingdem May 2013 #17

One thing has always troubled me about crop circles........... wandy May 2013 #22

To into a grassy field and try to find footptrints jberryhill May 2013 #55

Is the pale thing on the bottom right someone's toe? graham4anything May 2013 #26

Crop circles marions ghost May 2013 #27

Complexity Berlum May 2013 #29

I thought they already did that in England marions ghost May 2013 #32

I don't think that's correct Orrex May 2013 #30

A lot of sneaky people got one hell of a lot of free time to pull off this so-called "hoax" Berlum May 2013 #34

I had plenty of time during my college years Orrex May 2013 #35

It's like you don't even know a single geek. Brickbat May 2013 #57

Exactly, this is an awesome hobby. morningfog May 2013 #106

Nerdy people make time for shit like this. Codeine May 2013 #61

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Berlum May 2013 #63

It can be done in a matter of hours...and on the beach. progressoid May 2013 #75

I take great umbrage with one of your points: KatyMan May 2013 #213

Ha! Sorry about that. progressoid May 2013 #215

:) That works! KatyMan May 2013 #217

You mean as opposed to extraterrestrials traveling hundreds or thousands of light years to do it? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #79

This is easily explained... progressoid May 2013 #76

Prairie Dogs rejoice ecstatically as the Crop Circle Overlords do their thing Berlum May 2013 #83

My daughter made one last year. Xithras May 2013 #124

Good stuff... SidDithers May 2013 #148

Google " how to make crop circles". sufrommich May 2013 #31

Not sufficiently explained marions ghost May 2013 #33

That's the god of the gaps fallacy Orrex May 2013 #36

I've seen the evidence marions ghost May 2013 #81

Compassion inspires me to action when I see people believing in nonsense Orrex May 2013 #85

You're just hilarious marions ghost May 2013 #92

"Belief" never trumps evidence Orrex May 2013 #96

make it a dichotomy if you like marions ghost May 2013 #98

You're conflating "acceptance" with "belief" Orrex May 2013 #105

Less caffeine might help marions ghost May 2013 #126

It took you more than 30 hours to come up with that? Orrex May 2013 #130

Go find another receptacle for your bile marions ghost May 2013 #131

Bile? Of all the gall. Orrex May 2013 #132

Let's leave it here marions ghost May 2013 #137

"Belief" and "Science" are both needed to come to logical conclusions cbdo2007 May 2013 #120

The burden is on the claimant Orrex May 2013 #121

"I don't need to google it. Not gonna change my mind." Codeine May 2013 #40

Well I think you hit it out of the ball park Autumn May 2013 #42

+1 for art! zappaman May 2013 #58

I agree it's art marions ghost May 2013 #80

I'm a remote source and I have a high level of technology snooper2 May 2013 #135

LOL marions ghost May 2013 #138

"impossible with primitive tools" Hugabear May 2013 #44

So you're saying that ancient Egyptians, Mayans & Aztecs are making today's crop circles? Orrex May 2013 #60

nah marions ghost May 2013 #82

Yeah, because this is some SERIOUSLY advanced technology used here!! >>>> Roland99 May 2013 #52

Aliens taught the pranksters jberryhill May 2013 #56

You have to be kidding. 100% sure humans did it. If not who the hell did? n-t Logical May 2013 #64

Kick for CT woo in GD... SidDithers May 2013 #37

+1 (nt) NYC_SKP May 2013 #41

+1000 n-t Logical May 2013 #65

+1001. n/t zappaman May 2013 #95

Oh, how cool! Fawke Em May 2013 #38

Right now a group of about 3-4 guys in a bar in TN... Archae May 2013 #39

They're still smarter than Stacey Campfield. Fawke Em May 2013 #43

That would be a fun conversation to hear! NaturalHigh May 2013 #45

More likely some geeky math majors pulling on a bong LongTomH May 2013 #62

They're everywhere!!... SidDithers May 2013 #46

More quality content from bltresearch... SidDithers May 2013 #47

Bwahaha! Aliens wear turtlenecks? nt octoberlib May 2013 #140

Awesome stuff at bltresearch... SidDithers May 2013 #48

I have a question for you....Do you think we are going to discover lovuian May 2013 #50

I think there's a strong probablility of life on other planets... SidDithers May 2013 #53

So you believe there is a strong probability of life on other planets lovuian May 2013 #84

I'll answer: Strong probability of life on other planets. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #87

Good answer... SidDithers May 2013 #90

If they showed up tomorrow, I would think it was the coolest thing ever. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #91

Thanks guys for your great answers lovuian May 2013 #103

Indeed. And great ideas, all. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #108

Are you sure there is no life on MARs? lovuian May 2013 #111

No, what would give you that idea? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #112

intelligent life on other planets appears almost inevitable 0rganism May 2013 #122

Do you believe in Jesus? jberryhill May 2013 #59

We might discover it but the damn things have not visited us. No proof at all. n-t Logical May 2013 #67

A visitor from the planet "Blur Tool" Warren DeMontague May 2013 #86

They had grasshopper heads, man. Grasshopper heads!!...nt SidDithers May 2013 #88

"Behold! The Great Emancipator!" Warren DeMontague May 2013 #89

I refuse to believe that any super intelligent sufrommich May 2013 #100

And how do they get the turtleneck over their giant grasshopper head?... SidDithers May 2013 #104

My 6,000 year old spirit guide says they only go for button down shirts from Lands End, $29.95 each. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #110

And mighty stylish they are, too... SidDithers May 2013 #115

That right there is why I stopped taking acid. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #116

One hot summer night we were driving down the freeway with a guy high on mushrooms. freshwest May 2013 #158

MUAHAHAHAHAHA Warren DeMontague May 2013 #159

He had his good points and bad points. Bad, stole my furniture and lost our kitty across town. freshwest May 2013 #165

lol fishwax May 2013 #143

I do know that Tenn is Al Gore's state the one guy lovuian May 2013 #49

Um, since when would footsteps be visible in high grass? Roland99 May 2013 #51

WTF is this not locked or moved? n-t Logical May 2013 #68

GD Hosts think that links to UFO / Alien Abduction / Crop Circle websites are just fine... SidDithers May 2013 #70

Yea, just what I need, ESP, PSI and Crop Circles shit in the GD. n-t Logical May 2013 #74

Baby diaper changing in Starbucks marions ghost May 2013 #101

Good point! n-t Logical May 2013 #107

I think you should accept the decision of the jury lovuian May 2013 #184

And bltresearch is still a ridiculous source with hilarious pictures...nt SidDithers May 2013 #192

The information that the source gave was CORRECT a crop circle in TENN lovuian May 2013 #201

More awesome content from bltresearch... SidDithers May 2013 #205

"Censoring information would be illogical." - Spock Berlum May 2013 #71

Creative Speculation is perfect for this idiotic post. n-t Logical May 2013 #72

It this type of thread is so scary for you, why dont you just pass on by? rhett o rick May 2013 #149

Scared? Of aliens? There is a reason these type of posts are not... Logical May 2013 #160

How foolish a post is is the call of all of us and not just you. rhett o rick May 2013 #164

This is no doubt a creative speculation post. Please... Logical May 2013 #166

Why is it so very important to shut this thread down? As you can see most of us rhett o rick May 2013 #168

yep lovuian May 2013 #185

Crop circles and chemtrails, eh Berlum?...nt SidDithers May 2013 #73

+1 and wtf? n/t zappaman May 2013 #97

Will the quipsters and skeptics please explain the internal crop changes. WinkyDink May 2013 #94

What internal changes are you talking about? Bradical79 May 2013 #123

These Earthlings are up to all sorts of tricks Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #99

I stepped into this thread. Now I'll make crap circles trying to scrape it off my shoes. Bucky May 2013 #102

You win! n/t zappaman May 2013 #109

More awesomeness from bltresearch... SidDithers May 2013 #113

An alien chihuahua? LongTomH May 2013 #125

Sure as hell looks like it. And that makes sense. The barking frequency makes hoomins skeert. freshwest May 2013 #153

garbage. thanks for insulting our intelligence.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #117

Get over yourself & your offendedness marions ghost May 2013 #129

no, i don't think i shall. but thanks for asking. \n Phillip McCleod May 2013 #133

I think they're artistic. As Skinner has said, if everyone is having a good time, leave it. freshwest May 2013 #154

Yes it really brings out the marions ghost May 2013 #161

Seriously, why do you think it's so important for the "alpha rationalists" to try to lock a thread rhett o rick May 2013 #171

Those who can't tolerate ambiguity marions ghost May 2013 #172

For some it's fear for others it's an opportunity to bully. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #174

Bullying--yes I see that... marions ghost May 2013 #208

Righteous bullying is believing that your view is the only view and that others should yield. rhett o rick May 2013 #209

Authoritarians abound marions ghost May 2013 #210

Mysterious disappearing Alien from bltresearch... SidDithers May 2013 #119

You so know the crop circle did exist and local news channels reported on it now lovuian May 2013 #176

So use the legit source in your OP... SidDithers May 2013 #178

the sources were not availible but now lovuian May 2013 #189

bltresearch and pictures of dead guys... SidDithers May 2013 #144

Kick...nt SidDithers May 2013 #145

crop circle lovuian May 2013 #191

Lovely design... SidDithers May 2013 #193

yes they can but the Tennessee crop circle lovuian May 2013 #200

Nope. No great mystery at all... SidDithers May 2013 #202

If you know the people doing it lovuian May 2013 #204

I know that people are doing it... SidDithers May 2013 #206

if you KNOW the people who created it lovuian May 2013 #222

I said I didn't know the specific people who created this specific circle... SidDithers May 2013 #223

the Brits have trouble catching them lovuian May 2013 #225

Daily bltresearch hilarity... SidDithers May 2013 #146

Kick... SidDithers May 2013 #147

it made the news long ago lovuian May 2013 #188

nice..nt Jesus Malverde May 2013 #198

Except it didn't... SidDithers May 2013 #207

I just posted the picture from Wikipedia on Crop circles Folklore lovuian May 2013 #224

Hard evidence from bltresearch.com... SidDithers May 2013 #167

Thank you to the hosts that have allowed this thread to stand in spite of the concentrated efforts rhett o rick May 2013 #170

thanks Rhett lovuian May 2013 #182

More from the link in the OP... SidDithers May 2013 #173

It's about power isn't it Sid. The power to be able to force a thread to be locked. rhett o rick May 2013 #177

It's about GD Hosts ignoring the SOP for this Forum... SidDithers May 2013 #179

You don't like the link but it doesn't mean the crop circle lovuian May 2013 #180

It's not about whether crop circles exist or not, it's about whether some here have the power rhett o rick May 2013 #183

I've never, not once, said the crop circle didn't happen... SidDithers May 2013 #190

it was the only source availible lovuian May 2013 #195

And now that legit news sources are reporting the man-made crop circle... SidDithers May 2013 #199

yes and I edited my first post and put the latest news links lovuian May 2013 #203

The circles exist irregardless of who reports it. You should enjoy or ignore. Posting over 20 posts rhett o rick May 2013 #197

No Sid, they just dont agree with you. But you dont seem to be able to handle that. rhett o rick May 2013 #181

Any other time this thread would have faded back lovuian May 2013 #187

I am also a fan. Whatever the explanation they are amazing. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #194

We are not alone Many love to walk the fields and see them lovuian May 2013 #196

Thank you hosts lovuian May 2013 #175

Not a gd host but from what I see in the host room the issue is over. hrmjustin May 2013 #218

Pssshhh those are way better than the ones we leave on Mars Separation May 2013 #211

Very deep meaning for "where is Waldo" glasses Sheepshank May 2013 #212

Google's glasses lovuian May 2013 #221

The benign beliefs humanity often holds certainly does seem to ruffle the feathers LanternWaste May 2013 #214

Interesting post! I see no issue with posting it. hrmjustin May 2013 #216

Of course you don't... SidDithers May 2013 #219

Sid all it is doing is reporting a crop circle. hrmjustin May 2013 #220

Sid just because I find it interesting does not mean I believe it was done by aliens. hrmjustin May 2013 #229

I love these things! Count me as one of the crop! lol n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #226

We plotted making crop circles wearing bigfoot feet once! Alcohol was involved. n/t brewens May 2013 #227

Fascinating subject. One crop circle was a graphic representation of pi... Octafish May 2013 #230

Bwhahahahahaha! OOOOOOOOOhhhh....PI! zappaman May 2013 #231

From your own link ZX86 May 2013 #232

Is your world view so small you can't consider anything alien to it? Octafish May 2013 #233

Throughout history there have been people that resist new phenomena and ideas. rhett o rick May 2013 #235

Exactly. Max Planck said new ideas are too much for set minds to accept... Octafish May 2013 #236

Yes the universe is amazing. The TV series "Cosmos" is getting a sequel rhett o rick May 2013 #237

LOL Octafish May 2013 #238

Please also Consider the Possibility LarryNM May 2013 #239