From: Samantha (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 02:28:57 MDT
On Wednesday 14 May 2003 08:44 pm, Phil Osborn wrote:
> Odd, in most circles - Mensa, science fiction fandom,
> libertarians - in which I move socially, I never get
> this kind of reaction. I'm not, BTW, anti-gay, or
> even anti-hippie, in the very loose sense that I
> stated anyway, and I don't even believe in marriage.
>
> Facts are facts, however. The "hippies" caused their
> own wave of resistent bacteria. The gays who engaged
> in the then-common promiscuous, multiple partner sex
> were flying against all medical common sense at the
> time.
Facts are facts. The fact is that you didn't present facts or
rational arguments but a series of wild assertions.
>
> Everything I stated is such common knowledge in the
> medical community, as well as the educated community
> at large, that I can't imagine trying to come up with
> detailed references.
>
This hand waving argument on authority is also not a substitute for
facts or rational argument.
- samantha
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