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To: Dimensio
Instead of blurting--"If you don't agree, you need to go back to biology class!" try negotiating. Instead of the snarky, "You don't know what the word means!"you might make the effort to find a common definition.

When it comes to defining terms, there are two basic choices--either persuade or enforce. Thus far, I see an attempt to enforce, since you're making no effort to persuade.

As all of us are here voluntarily, and there's no authority outside the mods, I don't see how you can enforce much of anything. It's just a thread and a keyboard. No evo-cops that I can see.

1,079 posted on 02/21/2006 11:08:58 AM PST by Mamzelle (GM hires liars)
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To: Mamzelle
Instead of blurting--"If you don't agree, you need to go back to biology class!" try negotiating. Instead of the snarky, "You don't know what the word means!"you might make the effort to find a common definition.

The problem is that I see quite a bit of poisoning the well from the creationists disputing the definitions. You yourself have accused us of redefining the words "theory" and "species", not even allowing for the possibility that you might simply be mistaken as to the meaning of "theory" in a scientific context, and not allowing that you might be wrong about the meaning of the word "species" in general.
1,081 posted on 02/21/2006 11:14:52 AM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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