'With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another' - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Notebook L, Aphorisms
Mr Georg Christoph Lichtenberg is absolutely spot on you know. If we are so vehemently opposed to one thing, it is because we are normally fiercely loyal to another. Or to put it into modern Internet parlance, if you 'flame' one thing it's because you're a 'fanboi' of another thing altogether. Stands to reason if you ask me. So then, I have to ask myself a very serious and soul searching question, am I a fanboi? My gut reaction is to scream no! I'm a rational being who comes to all my conclusions based on careful considered thought and a keen analytical eye. But is that not blind belief in my own critical judgement and my ability to judge things fairly and even handily? Ultimately dear readers, I fear I might just be a bit of a fanboi when it comes to the games I enjoy. True, I don't think I'm as rabidly loyal as some people are to their respective game systems, but nevertheless, loyal I am.
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