Building on quicksand

[denny]

An IRC, erm, dispute :) has just reminded me of one of my personal pet peeves. People who will argue a position really strongly when they have no idea of whether or not they're actually right. Is it just me that finds this infuriating?

Some of these people have the good grace to do a 180 when they realise they're talking complete shit, but others will just go on and on, arguing their position despite having no evidence to defend it and you having plenty to refute it. I'm confused about how anyone can do this and not feel really daft at the same time.

(slightly tidied copy of the IRC conversation which provoked this post - no statements by either me or hellsatan have been removed, just part/join/unrelated stuff)

Comments

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

I don't think of saying "I dunno really" or "Oh, I didn't know that" as requiring self-confidence... certainly less embarrassing than arguing the point and then being proved wrong, I would have thought.