I Am A Real Werewolf

Ok so after discovering what a straw man is can you think of a time where one was used to Argue against the existence of werewolves

Being in Anthropology, which involves a lot of reading and writing, has made me familiar with straw-man arguments. Technically, they are intended to be pushed over, but "straw-man" is also used to identify an argument that is so dramatically one-sided or sure of itself without evidence that it begs to be discredited. I am not sure why, of all I said, you choose to pick on a single phrase rather than focus on the point I was making. Aside from that, if you choose to believe that there is no evidence for the existence of werewolves and that they are "impossible", then that is fine. You are allowed to have your own personal beliefs, but that mere statement is not fact simply because you say it. Let me ask you this: have you looked for evidence? Let's ignore the reality that there are countless sightings, stories, and accounts of werewolves as well as a significant population of people who claim to be werewolves. Here, we will just focus on whether or not you have sought evidence. It is easy to claim a lack of evidence when you do not look for it. And, if your argument from the beginning is that they do not exist, then how do you know what is evidence and what is not evidence? You may not agree with me, and that is fine and expected, but do not think that you can dismiss all of my work and arguments, much less those of others, with a single, unsupported statement of your personal opinion.

I'll take it.

I must have missed something. I clearly said that I am not trying to bypass anyone's free will. I am trying to help them when they need help. That is why, most of the time, I wait for them to come to me. They choose to ask me questions, and I do what I can to help them. You make it sound like I am consumed by some desire to guide them every step of the way. If that were the case, I would not be criticized for how infrequently I check EP. I was merely pointing out that what you described as allowing people to help themselves and my idea of guiding people are the same thing. Nowhere did I say that I am trying to influence anyone's final choice on the matter. If people ignore me or simply disagree, then so be it. I expect that more than I expect acceptance or agreement. I was making no attempt at conflict or argument, and yet you are making suggestions about my psychology and inner motivations that come off as almost insulting. If you believe that helping people when they ask for it or providing advice when someone comes on here and makes a post (which inherently suggests that they want to have feedback) is being "too concerned", then that is your belief. I will let you have it, but I see nothing wrong with what I do. I try to maintain a calm attitude in all situations. I break up fights (or at least try), answer questions, and sometimes just talk to people or share my own personal thoughts. I recognize the balance of helping someone and needing to help myself, but I see no reason to worry about it here. I am doing what I do precisely because I have been through a lot of the same things. My journey is still in its adolescence, but that does not mean I cannot give advice to those who are confused, curious, or just in a bad place. That is what I will always do, because I can and because I want to.

You come off as a know-all smart a_s_s kid, that when another opinion is given you must always be right.

I am NOT amused by your arrogance, in fact I think your attitude of being superior to others, and that YOU are the CHOSEN one to guide them, make you ignorant to the lessons that others can teach you.


I also think that you are someone that will find it difficult to admit that he is capable of being wrong, and another to be right. I just don't see how that links with your supposed empathy and compassion for those you seek to help?


For you think you are always smarter than those you help, you cannot really care for them nor appreciate them for WHO and WHAT they are. Then you are only fooling yourself, and are in fact LOVING the game you play by convincing yourself that you care for others on a compassionate level, only to feed off the type of power play you seek to engage in - by always seeing them as the inferior, weak minded individuals and yourself as the smart one. Question - who are you kidding sir?

@Futuete Absolutly true. Everybody has to find changes out of themselves. At the latest when you realize that you are stuck in life. Lekions are only effective if the seeker also wants to accept help. Anything else would just be a "sweetening or chewing" and that does not bring people real knowledge. You have to understand it in your head and feel it with your heart. Without the heart, it does not work, because the head can also be an antagonist. Sorry I am from Germany and give the text in the Translator. What I write is therefore meant politely.

No thanks is necessary. I do it because I want to and because I can.