I seem to be like this too. I can't really believe in anything as everything optimistic that has been spoon-fed to me is immediately shot down by my cynicism and doubt. I've lost track of how many times I've utterly destroyed any semblance of an argument based on no hard facts.DrunkOnEstus said:I can't believe anything if it hasn't been repeated in a controlled environment or there's no data to support it. This has pretty much fucked up my life and makes music and poetry incredibly difficult. I can't apply abstract concepts like "fate","destiny", or "the power of love" without feeling either ridiculous or disingenuous. It was a lot different in my adolescence, and I envy those who still look at life and the world with a sense of wonder and eagerness to approach the unknown without looking for irrefutable answers.
So that's why I'm unusually cynical around people out here; I think I'm rational in a place where people are overly idealist.
OP, thank yourself for bolstering my daily dose of cynicism by assuring that I'm the only person in my age group (in my area, a good amount of teenagers are idiots; this extends to the adults sometimes) who believes the world doesn't revolve around me at times. Welcome to the US. A good number of us are retarded. You will find knowledgeable people, but be prepared to look really, really hard for them.