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GiqueCee

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11. Such people...

Reply to Bluetus (Reply #8)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:39 PM

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... cannot deal with abstractions. Concepts are not real to them unless, as you say, reality slaps 'em upside the head. And sometimes they'll deny reality no matter how much proof you provide. It is a mental disorder. They'll deny that, too. I refuse to waste any time on them. They contribute nothing value to the gene pool.

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