[Orbiting_Rosie's_Head]

I'm very upfront about registering that point of view but *not* getting in debate about it. Declare whatever adverse presumption you care to. Fact is, I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with unarmed people.

Argumentum ad Hominem

[FreeTheHostages]

Yeah, but at least a mildly humorous one. I didn't just say "idiot" and other stuff like people did to me in the thread. That's boring -- the straight out name calling. Moreover, I didn't just do it to let off steam -- I did to keep the angry, knee-jerk people who can't do science at bay, so I could talk to the few sensible people who showed up.

As far as I'm concerned, a lot of people's reaction to the GW thing is completely lacking in wit or intelligence -- it's utterly knee-jerk. They get their science from Singer and that's that. Doesn't make for an interesting dialogue.