They dispute not in order to find or even to seek Truth, but for victory, and to appear the more learned and strenuous upholders of a contrary opinion. Such persons should be avoided by all who have not a good breastplate of patience.

Giordano Bruno
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When people argue about things they have no real reason to be arguing about, it is a waste of energy. Instead, they spend their time arguing because arguing is a way to appear more intelligent and knowledgeable. I’ve seen this happen over and over again. In my 20’s, I had a friend who would argue with me about things I knew little about simply to make me look stupid in front of my other friends.

He would say something ridiculous, but then I would say something that proved him wrong and he’d end up looking foolish. When you argue for the sake of argumentation, you only end up making yourself look dumb.

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