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Look at the quality of some of the posts out there. The intellectuals are easy to spot. Sadly, so are the others...

yeah, i know...and, i'm tired of apologizing to people who keep sending e-mails and i'm interested in something they obviously haven't got! perhaps i'm too polite...

I think one of the problems, certainly here in the UK, but I 'm guessing elsewhere too, is that in general, our societies distrust intelectuals, and glorify people who revel in ignorance. You just have to look at the "Big Brother" T.V. programme to get an idea of what I mean . I know it always get used as an example, but it is such a good one.

I think the upshot of this is that people in general shy away from expressing their thoughts on things in the public sphere, but have their little groups to do it. There is no shame in saying I don't know, in fact I think it is usually the most intelligent thing to say, as long as it isn't with a sneer..

Does anyone have an idea why we as a culture are like this?...is it because our culture feels failed by the intelectuals, lets face it, we all know where the enlightenment took us, to the 2nd world war, and the battle of the big ideologies, or is it just the obvious conclusion of the hedonism given to us by the 60's?.....

or......am I already seeing your eyes glaze, and the thought forming in your mind that I am being pretensious and boring....?...

I think one of the problems, certainly here in the UK, but I 'm guessing elsewhere too, is that in general, our societies distrust intelectuals, and glorify people who revel in ignorance. You just have to look at the "Big Brother" T.V. programme to get an idea of what I mean . I know it always get used as an example, but it is such a good one.

I think the upshot of this is that people in general shy away from expressing their thoughts on things in the public sphere, but have their little groups to do it. There is no shame in saying I don't know, in fact I think it is usually the most intelligent thing to say, as long as it isn't with a sneer..

Does anyone have an idea why we as a culture are like this?...is it because our culture feels failed by the intelectuals, lets face it, we all know where the enlightenment took us, to the 2nd world war, and the battle of the big ideologies, or is it just the obvious conclusion of the hedonism given to us by the 60's?.....

or......am I already seeing your eyes glaze, and the thought forming in your mind that I am being pretensious and boring....?...

Your reaching too far ahead.I'll make it far more concise and easy to digest for the hard of thought.

Most of the public are as thick as pig shite, sadly.

Perhaps you are just on the wrong site! This one:

http://kwc.parship.ie/ql3/programs/public/register/

is overflowing with intellectuals...........

I think maybe it's just part of our new, superficial, throw-away society. At least in the 60's and 70's you had people who would smoke a little dope and philosophize all night long. It might not have been a perfect scenario, but at least people THOUGHT about things instead of just going out and buying happiness.

i'm the kind of woman who has a thing for geeks/nerds, intellectuals and such...
why is it so hard to find a nice man with a keen mind interested in forming a meaningful relationship?? are there any out there??

Well it did say intellectuals' club,,,, ...I wasn't intending to alienate anyone... I just like to give people the benefit of the doubt....

I personally didn't get much luck on Parship + it's not free ....

The way the profiles are set up I find quite categorising and limiting ... But that is just my opinion ... was on that site for about 4 months ...

Everyone to their own I suppose. I just found it full of intellectuals, even met one or two. Nice people and you can get specific about what you want, if you are looking for something in particular. It suits some people who really know what they are looking for I suppose and have definite scenarios in mind. I kinda like the mixed pot myself. Intellectualism is over-rated I think. A sharp mind doesn't always come with a doctorate.

i'm the kind of woman who has a thing for geeks/nerds, intellectuals and such...
why is it so hard to find a nice man with a keen mind interested in forming a meaningful relationship?? are there any out there??

A free thinking mind and an open one is always the most interesting.You don't even need an education to have a mind like this, but a little helps!