Trigger Mike Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 CNN keeps advertising on their web site a show called crossfire starring 4 people, 2 liberal and 2 conservative and says that "sometimes great minds do not think alike". If a mind is great and is right and another "great" mind disagrees, and is wrong on their views, how can their mind truly be great? How can a wrong thinking mind really be a great mind unless it is greatly wrong? Is the show aired on the premise that facts are merely dependent on the expresser and not on reality? If that is so, then it is not a great mind, but a deceived or delusional mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 You answered your own question in the first word of your post....CNN....network of deceived and delusional minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Oww. That gave me a headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 So you are saying that, if Utah Bob has a great mind, and Utah Bob likes college sports, and I agree with Utah Bob on EVERYTHING, except college sports (which I consider a totally useless waste of time, money and energy), then I do NOT have a great mind, simply because I do not agree with him about sports? I agree with him about gun control, foreign policy, who should be in the White House, what we should do about welfare, what we should do about illegal aliens, and the best way to display old military helmets. I agree with him about EVERYTHING, except sports, so I don't have a great mind? I believe your premise is flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 My mind is now hurting more...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 CNN keeps advertising on their web site a show called crossfire starring 4 people, 2 liberal and 2 conservative and says that "sometimes great minds do not think alike". If a mind is great and is right and another "great" mind disagrees, and is wrong on their views, how can their mind truly be great? How can a wrong thinking mind really be a great mind unless it is greatly wrong? Is the show aired on the premise that facts are merely dependent on the expresser and not on reality? If that is so, then it is not a great mind, but a deceived or delusional mind. Because being a great mind involves having a lot of information at your access, and using it to think in complex and innovative ways. It entails thinking new thoughts and developing new ways of approaching a problem, hopefully to derive solutions to them. It hopefully includes being able to take complex and important concepts and break them down into understandable ideas for others to comprehend. It does not always mean you get it right, your conclusions can be as wrong as anyone's, it just means you work with a lot of information and cognitive ability. my $0.02 worth on that one . . . . SC p.s. - it should also be noted that TV stations are not the best source of truth, and shows that are described as having "great minds" might have mediocre minds that are still "greater" than either the commentator or the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 A great mind is possesed by anyone that agrees with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 A great mind is possesed by anyone that agrees with me! I disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 You answered your own question in the first word of your post....CNN....network of deceived and delusional minds. ...yup. GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 So you are saying that, if Utah Bob has a great mind, and Utah Bob likes college sports, and I agree with Utah Bob on EVERYTHING, except college sports (which I consider a totally useless waste of time, money and energy), then I do NOT have a great mind, simply because I do not agree with him about sports? I agree with him about gun control, foreign policy, who should be in the White House, what we should do about welfare, what we should do about illegal aliens, and the best way to display old military helmets. I agree with him about EVERYTHING, except sports, so I don't have a great mind? I believe your premise is flawed. I guess you can still have a great mind and not be interested in sports, BUT you can not have a great sports mind and not be interested in sports, AND if you have a great mind but do not care for sports one way or another (like me) then I suppose your great mind is not well rounded like Utah's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Because being a great mind involves having a lot of information at your access, and using it to think in complex and innovative ways. It entails thinking new thoughts and developing new ways of approaching a problem, hopefully to derive solutions to them. It hopefully includes being able to take complex and important concepts and break them down into understandable ideas for others to comprehend. It does not always mean you get it right, your conclusions can be as wrong as anyone's, it just means you work with a lot of information and cognitive ability. my $0.02 worth on that one . . . . SC p.s. - it should also be noted that TV stations are not the best source of truth, and shows that are described as having "great minds" might have mediocre minds that are still "greater" than either the commentator or the audience. SO my 8 year old son who thinks it is a good idea to take a small twig and try to think of new ways to use it like using as a rope or stair to climb onto his fort or wear roller skates in a laundry basket as a new way to ride down the stair hand rail has a great mind because he thinks of new ways to do things? He has an unrealistic view of the world at this point, thus to me he lacks a great mind. To me a great mind not only properly uses resources around them, but draws the right conclusions with those resources. I figure most people on TV are there because they lack a great mind and are only good at pretending to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I disagree. Then, by my definition, you do not have a great mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 A great mind is possesed by anyone that agrees with me! That's how the talking heads on TV, radio and in government feel about themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 One great mind that I know of will cease to be great when I become too senile to tie my own socks, put my shirt on with those knobby things that got through the holes on the out inside, and forget what's 'er name's name. But I'll still be gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 It may appear that I didn't take this thread seriously. If so, I did it correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Seen #16162 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I have these debates between the right and left side of my brain all the time. The result is I always win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 It may appear that I didn't take this thread seriously. If so, I did it correctly. Not intended to be serious so you must have a great mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 SEE? I toldja!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Then, by my definition, you do not have a great mind! And now I agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rusty Bore SASS#22739 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I had a mind not to read to read this, now i don't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I have a great mind to stop reading your posts. Can't we get back to discussing chickens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Used to be a song back when I was a kid that had a line in it "oh, the chicken is a bird". Sure would like to hear it it again one more time before I die. I figure it's scarce enough I could live dang near forever waiting for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 I have a great mind to stop reading your posts. Can't we get back to discussing chickens? speaking of chickens, IT IS NOT true that hens crow like a rooster. My rooster got ate by an owl (best I can tell) but my hen still does not crow. She cackles when she lays an egg, but no crowing, though there are lots of crows, but they don't crow either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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