tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post112278674873248827..comments2023-09-28T21:40:05.328+10:00Comments on Dr Clam's accidental blog: How to Make Our Ideas MuddledMarco Parigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00702055111711651319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-1122946418883485252005-08-02T11:33:00.000+10:002005-08-02T11:33:00.000+10:00Reason and lateral thinking are my preferred ways ...Reason and lateral thinking are my preferred ways to internally judge who's right. However, in oh so many situations I verbalise a politically correct moderated opinion so as not to get caught up in possible crossfire or wasted breath. On "Big Brother", non politically correct statements will get you voted off very quickly.Marco Parigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702055111711651319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-1122940393505262742005-08-02T09:53:00.000+10:002005-08-02T09:53:00.000+10:00well, while I may be reasonably judged guilty befo...well, while I may be reasonably judged guilty before the fact of Moderation with Intent, may i submit another likely leading cause of fence-sittery, to whit:<BR/><BR/>Extremes of opinion (informed, researched or otherwise) to my mind are frequently associated with extremes of emotional attachment to those opinions. As someone given to unreasonable behavioural modes in situations of extreme emotion, my inclination is towards the reserved end of the spectrum wherever possible. If you don't get involved in an issue, you can't get angry about it.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that this response is more common than not (although I will cheerfully admit to your entire range of examples of intellectual laziness as well).Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203948349102824828noreply@blogger.com