----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam C. Lipscomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 7:11 PM Subject: Re: Disagreements on Israel
> Chad wrote: > > J and J's defensive numbers are so high, they appear to be unswayed > but > > anything anyone else says, including those posts or ideas that tend > to > > support their own position/agenda/evil intentions (;->) > > > > Therefore, while we, the little people here, with insignificant > defensive > > values are bothered and annoyed by the J and J rants, it is > essential for > > either to stay 'healthy' =>high defensive values. If you carry on > with the > > analogy, it could be considered a form of exersise. > > > > So the question is... are they succeeding? I think one criteria that > > provides proof, is how annoying it is to us. Annoyance is another > form of > > idea infection. They have to do it, but it is not for our sakes. > > You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see J&J swap sides for a > week. I don't think either of them is a good enough debater to do it, > but it'd be amusing for us. We could have the rest of Brin-L as a jury. You know, that would be an interesting competition for any pair of debaters. I know how I would argue the other side of some of my debates. Indeed, in different forums, I take different sides because I argue with people on different sides. > Of course, I also am starting to think that they secretly like each > other (and I mean LIKE like), the way they carry on so. OK, Adam, that does it. No more romance novels for you until the end of Lent. Dan M.
