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To: discostu
The next poster gives the reasons better than I could have stated them re: having a vested interest being an advantage rather than a disadvantage.

In addition, all your postings state what you do; you are really an expert on stating your ideals posed for others to follow as opposed to arguing the actual points you are setting forth.

It's not really the merits of the case at issue you are arguing; it's only the "principles" of how you perceive yourself to apprehend the topic and your castigating of others' approach that doesn't appear to use your "ideal" approach that you are arguing. In other words, you are not really arguing your case but you are arguing how others should argue their case -- while you fail to follow your own advice. So all we gain is what you want us to perceive as your superior position as an "ideal" proponent when nothing could be further from the truth. It's a classic example of the blind attempting to lead "the blind."

I think the common vernacular for that is "hypocritical" and is characteristic of someone who can't really argue their case.

408 posted on 04/21/2005 1:59:13 PM PDT by Orgiveme (Give me liberty orgiveme death!)
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To: Orgiveme

No it IS the merits of the case I'm arguing. And the "studies" that show a link between vaccines and autism have no merits, they cherry pick data, refuse to give a full accounting of how they got their information, don't even try to establish HOW vaccines would cause autism, and serve no purpose other than trying to foment panic in the general populace. The studies that are open with their data and methods show no statistical or causative link.

Everything else is because YOU insist on making this debate about me. If you don't want to discuss me then STOP. You're the one that keeps trying to poison the well by attacking me, I'm merely defending myself, if you don't want to hear my defense of myself then stop attacking me. I'm trying to, but you don't seem to like that, instead attacking all those that disagree with you and then claiming they're insulting you.

Here are the facts: the studies that are open enough to be even remotely trustworthy show no link, the "studies" that show a link are not open and show an obvious preconceived conclusion in a desperate search for supporting data. They read a lot like pro-global warming studies and I don't believe any of them either.


410 posted on 04/21/2005 2:04:58 PM PDT by discostu (quis custodiet ipsos custodes)
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