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To: Dog Gone

It's not what I want, it's just trying to encourage an atmosphere of friendly discussion. You can disagree with me and I can disagree with you, but I will not call your opinion asinine. Isn't it akin to calling someone's thought "stupid?" I really don't like the way some posts contain hostility. Aren't FReepers on the same team?


2,098 posted on 02/12/2005 11:41:04 AM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (Stress is the confusion created when the mind overrides a body's desire to reach out & choke a rat)
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
I think friendly discussion is the best way to go, but if you think one of my suggestions is so ridiculous that it can't be seriously considered, calling it asinine would be okay with me.

However, I might just respond that my suggestion was stupid and perhaps idiotic, but never reached the level of asinine.

You might then counter that my idea was clearly idiotic, and if I'd agree that it was also outrageous, the conversation could end peacefully.

2,105 posted on 02/12/2005 11:50:09 AM PST by Dog Gone
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