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To: 2ndreconmarine
You know this how?? Your scientific education is what?? About an 8th grade education, I would guess.

You know, I don't even bother answering "ad hominem" posts to me. It's a waste of time. Ad hominem is usually an indicator of personality disorder, lack of argument and/or lack of vocabulary, or all three. Whichever, it always is a reflection on the perpetrator not the object.

84 posted on 10/01/2005 3:52:30 PM PDT by SmartCitizen
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To: SmartCitizen
You know, I don't even bother answering "ad hominem" posts to me. It's a waste of time.

Really, what about:

Ad hominem is usually an indicator of personality disorder, lack of argument and/or lack of vocabulary, or all three. Whichever, it always is a reflection on the perpetrator not the object.

Neowarwinists sure have rich imaginations. Too bad it has nothing to do with science

but you can drop the intellectually superior attitude

I think we are done since you are unable to coherently respond to the problem

Seems pretty ad hominem to me.
Hypocrite.

91 posted on 10/01/2005 4:08:26 PM PDT by 2ndreconmarine (I've had a bad day at work. I'm in a bad mood. Time to stomp on a creationist.)
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To: SmartCitizen; 2ndreconmarine
You know, I don't even bother answering "ad hominem" posts to me. It's a waste of time. Ad hominem is usually an indicator of personality disorder, lack of argument and/or lack of vocabulary, or all three. Whichever, it always is a reflection on the perpetrator not the object.

Ad Hominem is a fallacy that introduces irrelevant personal premises about an opponent. In the case at hand, you made an authoritative comment attacking the scientific knowledge of others. It is not an irrelevant personal attack, nor is it too much to ask of you to provide the credentials of your claim of authority.

102 posted on 10/01/2005 5:02:46 PM PDT by Antonello
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