Self-righteousness
Mark Eby wrote:
self-righteousness? Did you mean that or self-destructive as noted later? I'd say you and I, Al, and at least a large plurality of technical posters fall into the former category, but hopefully not the latter.
Alex writes:
Hopefully, I do not fall into either category. In my opinion, a self-righteousness individual refuses to see alternative arguments and believes that only their view is correct, while dismissing opposing viewpoints with the wave of a hand. This is anathema to Science.
Alex R. Blackwell
University of Hawaii