From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Mar 31 2003 - 20:38:49 MST
--- Harvey Newstrom <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> wrote:
>
> That's it. That's ad hominem. Does anybody really want to argue
> that these
> are valid techniques for Extropians trying to determine the truth?
No, however, I will state that making accurate descriptions of the
opinions of some people *requires* that you use language that would be
considered insulting if applied to more reasonable, rational people.
Calling a spade a spade cannot be considered ad hominem.
=====
Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
- Gen. John Stark
"Pacifists are Objectively Pro-Fascist." - George Orwell
"Treason doth never Prosper. What is the Reason?
For if it Prosper, none Dare call it Treason..." - Ovid
__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more
http://platinum.yahoo.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Mon Mar 31 2003 - 20:46:10 MST