A lot of the time I'm wrong. I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about. I may come off as a preacher or as someone with a clue - but remember that I don't. I'm not really sure of anything. Everytime I write an article or a rant, I have an idea at the time. I have a feeling about something I think I should tell people. But I don't really know what I'm talking about. It's not that I'm stupid or I make shit up or that I am unaware about the issue at hand. It's just that I don't really know as much about an issue as I sometimes think I do. I generally live by the rule that if you think you completely understand an issue - you're simply not seeing a side of it.

        Some people might say that my rule is stupid or that it's a way for me to cop out of giving a real opinion. But I disagree. I don't claim to have any answers or to be any more intelligent than anyone else. All I can do is share my ideas into the general fray of things and see how they are received by others. I won't let myself get drawn into the philosophy student trap. That trap being the arguing of small little stipulations in a discussion; the symantecs of the conversation. I understand that those 'traps' are a big part of philosophy and helps people to train their minds in a linear and 'logical' way (who knows if that's a good thing). But when I want to discuss my ideas with someone, I'm not interested in that sort of thing. I don't enjoy arguing for the sake of arguing. I like to discuss ideas and see what all the 'discussers' can learn from the sharing of thoughts. I look for a progressive discussion.

        But getting back to my original point - I just want to maintain my self doubt. I'm not any kind of answer machine - I don't really know anything that other people don't know. I am just a person. I make mistakes. I am stupid. I am occasionally prone to moments of insight. But when it comes down to it - I don't really know anything. I just have some opinions. But hey, what do I know?

                                                                                            -Pol

"Well I guess this is growing up."