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To: Question_Assumptions
re your # 42... "Best" is a very subjective and flexible term.

Pure sophistry at its very worst.

"Best" is a very simple thing to recognize and comprehend whether on a golf course of in the field or computers and computer software.... unless, of course, the person trying is a moron.

70 posted on 08/15/2003 4:47:57 PM PDT by rmvh
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101 posted on 08/18/2003 9:56:33 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (Which one will lose? Depends on what I choose or maybe which voice...I ignore.)
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To: rmvh
Pure sophistry at its very worst.

Not at all. I'm trying to avoid a "bait and switch" definition where "best" shifts from a measure of technical merits to one of sales prowess in order to turn your claim into a tautology.

"Best" is a very simple thing to recognize and comprehend whether on a golf course of in the field or computers and computer software....

The quality of computer software is not as one-dimensional as a golf game. If you really believe that "best" is so very simple to recognize, can you tell me who the "best" baseball player is? How about the "best" musician? Or how about the "best" airplane? Or the "best" automobile? And if you believe success is normally the result of quality, do you really believe that the best car (in terms of quality) is the most successful car? Hint: The Pinto sold very well. So did the K-Car.

unless, of course, the person trying is a moron.

I'm not trying to be a moron but I may be arguing with one.

102 posted on 08/18/2003 9:58:25 AM PDT by Question_Assumptions
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