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To: betty boop
In this process, you demonize your "enemy" for starters, already accusing him of a bad will refusal to engage in enlightened debate. You expect the very worst from him; which neatly cancels out any reasonable deliberation of the real issue before us:

Well, gee, how many chances do YOU give a rude, inconsiderate, ignorant, asinine, multiple-time banned disruptor?

178 posted on 07/27/2003 5:10:23 PM PDT by balrog666 (I'm not wearing any pants! Film at 11.)
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To: balrog666
You mean Vadey?
179 posted on 07/27/2003 5:12:18 PM PDT by ALS (http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
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To: balrog666
The humor on this page is how our philosophy crew laments the ugliness that has hit these threads, while the pooper-in-the-punchbowl dances among them japing and mocking. Creo blinders demonstrated once again in spades, ruffles and flourishes.
180 posted on 07/27/2003 5:28:02 PM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: balrog666
Well, gee, how many chances do YOU give a rude, inconsiderate, ignorant, asinine, multiple-time banned disruptor?

Every chance in the world. Check it out if you doubt me. The evidence is there, if you want to go find it.

BTW balrog666; since we're speaking face to face here, I have a little unresolved "old business" that I wouldn't mind bringing up with you here. You claimed, not too long ago, something about "an idiot with several sycophants who also add nothing to the discussions except to get them pulled.... Until such time as these idiots wake up and behave politely, like the adults they claim to be, or are banned permanently as they should be, what's the point of participating?"

Let me just ask a humble question: This criterion that you cite, by means of which we might reliably know who is or who is not an "idiot" -- does this have any objective existence whatseover at what we might call the formative level, such that it is, in fact, a real principle?

We can all readily see easily enough that your assertion does have effect at the practical level, since you have clearly inserted your own private, "subjective" view into the mix here, and I, among others, have noticed this....

BUT -- on what does the "truth" of this insight depend? Regarding truth: Do the criteria of truth find a source outside of you, or do you get to run the whole show all by yourself, making up rules as needed, as you go along?

(In your dreams, dude....)

182 posted on 07/27/2003 5:34:08 PM PDT by betty boop (We can have either human dignity or unfettered liberty, but not both. -- Dean Clancy)
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