The Intellectual's Oath

<Staysa> sexbee, have you seen A Few Good Men
<@sexbee> yes
<Staysa> 'sexbee, we live in a world with Islamists, climate change deniers, Christian extremists.'
<Staysa> 'Those fanatics needs to be resisted by people with intellience and emotional management.'
<@sexbee> well that rules you out now doesn't it ;)
<Staysa> 'I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for sbalneav's emotions and the disruption to this channel.'
<@sexbee> psh, sbalneav is likely unfazed by your yammerings
<Staysa> 'You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that free speech, even on IRC, probably saves lives.'
<Staysa> 'And while my committment to free speech, while annoying and offensive at times, saves lives.'
<@sexbee> I suspect sbalneav has a far thicker skin that even you and your bloody countenance can behold
<Staysa> 'We need people like me in our society. People like me use words like scientific epistemology, emotional control, free speech, dissent. We use these words as a backbone of a life defending Western, liberal secularism.'
<@sexbee> Yes, we're all quite impressed by your extraordinarily loquacious and flowery vocabulary
<Staysa> 'I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a chatter who lives in a world of Western, liberal secularism, while not practicing any of its values in their personal life.'
<Staysa> 'Either way, I can handle your dissent, as it is a core value in my worldview.'