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[–] 115 points 2 days ago* (13 children)

When somebody ends an argument by angrily telling you to go read a book, and you do, the book usually confirms they're wrong.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 days ago*

    Because people who try to shut arguments down with this project that they can't imagine a scenario where they would actually read a book. It's the same energy as those that invoke the Bible, i.e. never read it themselves, assume it says what their feelies feel

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  • [–] 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    I love doing that. When someone tells me I'm wrong and I need to do some research and then I come back with peer reviewed research papers confirming my side.

    Yes, I'm that level of petty about our tiny disagreement.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    "Its in the bible" "Go read a dictionary" "The Quran literally says..." "Yeah but the comics say..." "Yeah but in the manga..."

    Youre absolutely correct, these people have no idea what theyre talking about.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    What's wrong with "Yeah but in the manga/comics"? Those don't seem to fit with the others.

    They seem more along the lines of "Agh, the movies don't even mention the Barrow Downs!"

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Theyre wrong about what happens in them.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    Does this apply in 100% of cases? Because if not then it seems like a generalization, no?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Theyre wrong more often than not, in my experience. Especially when its something i have read, or if the knowledge that thats what happens in the written material doesnt apply to the current situation

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