Re: If we do get Afghanistan, what shall we do with it?

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 08:12:02 MST


From: "Brian D Williams" <talon57@well.com>
> And yet ad hominem aside (and yes it belongs aside) it is John who
> has presented correct facts, whereas Samantha's position is a
> mixture of conjecture, anti-Americanism, and urban (global) myth.

Isn't a mixture of conjecture, anti-Americanism, and urban (global) myth
sufficiently close to blithering idiocy to justify the attack on this idiotic
opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made? I mean,
in this case, it's not so much a question of ad hominem as it is a matter of
accurately calling a spade a spade (or of identifying a blithering idiot as a
blithering idiot).

"There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out."
--Russian Proverb

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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
 consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience

We move into a better future in proportion as science displaces superstition.



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