(IFF) ego is a "construct" of intellect (THEN) what is the origin of intellect?
In other words, is intellect merely a tool of our instincts? Which would make ego just one tool of our intellect in its quest to serve our instincts?
Which relegates ego to a "second level" tool of our instincts?
And yes, I did have some encounters with Baah. They seemed intellectually capable, but they grew weary of my gentle counter-punches surprisingly quickly and unfortunately (apparently) "rushed-to-disqualify" me.
Baah tried to "argue" that being "correct" (whatever the hell that might mean) is more important that being logical.
Baah then defended jumping to conclusions specifically to justify engaging in AD HOMINEM attacks.
I don't need to "know" their character. I only need to Judge them based on what I know about them, however limited that may be, I don't need to know Everything to surmise their character, it might be more accurate but it can be done accurately without considering everything.
https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@baah/re-logiczombie-q6k7dy
Baah also seems staunchly PRO-DOWNVOTING,
https://peakd.com/informationwar/@baah/re-logiczombie-q6k6fz
I don't know it's possible to know this answer. I lean towards a belief I read that says that it is a foreign installation by beings who feed off of the emotional energy they cultivate in us through it. It was further asserted by the same belief system that it was accepted due to its aid in survival. These are only tales to me, but after stalking my thoughts sporadically for almost 4 decades now I find this the most credible explanation I've come across.
A tool, yes. I don't believe it to be naturally instinctual though, but it has been trained into us to appear instinctual to the point we lose ourselves to it, allowing it to call the show as we believe we are it. Its many whispers via the internal dialogue lulling most to a waking sleep as submission to the God if intellect lives our lives for us. This is the fate we are trained to live.
That is how Baah tests others to see how lost they are in the spells of intellect they have bound to themselves. If one gets defensive, as most who he interacts with does, he doubles down to see if they are capable of seeing this in themselves. Usually the person focused on reveals they revere their belief so much they will defend it at any cost, resulting in their panicked rebuttals that reveal they hold things to be true they can't defend or verbalize the why of. Baah is much more than what many see in their encounters with him. As to his motivations, I'm uncertain. But there is a keenness to him, an ability to see that eludes most. I also have seen kindness in him that most would be to afraid to know, as to get that close to him one must not be defensive unreasonably.
I had surmised the possibility of you two being the same due to seeing in ways most seem incapable of. While i never belonged to any school debate team, I've know others who have. One facet of their training was to argue positions that they disagreed with, or practicing arguing both sides of the debate. I believe that both of you have this critical ability to do just such a thing.
In the book Demian by Herman Hesse he talks of the mark of Cain, insinuating it is actually a mark of intelligence. Using this as a reference point, I see this mark in both of you. So when I say I wondered of the two of you, it is meant as a compliment, although as I've stated, I always prefer kindness and dignity to the attacking approach.
As I said, your approaches are night and day, yet your intellect
And yes, he has always been outspoken in favor of the down vote feature.