That would be my response if I weren't the one who wrote it. Now that I think about it, that was my gut reaction. I tend to be critical.
Classes began at Grace College today. I am currently between classes. Getting ready for another series of skeptical thoughts, looking for the things I disagree with. It's really a depressing way to live. When you look at life with a slanted eye, you will find what you are looking for. In reality everything is tainted, people do say things incorrectly, they will contradict themselves, they will live out their humanity.
I don't want to be an ignorant optimist, but I'm weary of telling people in my imagination that they are wrong. It never really changes anything, and makes it hard to listen to unpolished music (including my own). It does however have its upsides. If I am critical of something, I don't have to involve myself with it. I can feel free to dismiss myself as responsible to interact with it, because it's incorrect. If someone's worldview is tainted, I can dismiss it entirely. If someone is a little 'off', then everything they say is by default incorrect. It really simplifies life. Free's you from committing to anything substantial.
So here's to cynicism. May it die a horrible death.
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