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Old 06-08-2006, 10:16 AM   #14 (permalink)
KnifeMissile
 
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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
Criticism for the sake of criticism is worthless. Think of film or art critics. They make a living giving their opinion on things they themselves are incapable of producing.
I've never liked this reasoning. It is flawed and pretentious...

Most of us have no hope of engineering a car. Does that mean we're not qualified to hold an opinion on how well it drives? In exactly the same way that this is ridiculous, you don't have to be a great film maker to recognize a good (or bad) movie when you watch one...
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