At 09:37 14-07-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > > So, it was not related to the way you analysed data, but to the fact that > > you consistently refused to back your claims. > > > > Hmm, anyone notice a pattern here? > > >ROTFLMAO. Really, Jeroen, I'm guilty of a lot of sins, but refusing to >provide data to back up my claim is not one of the prime candidates.
You misunderstood me, Dan. I was not implying that you tend to refuse to back your claims with data. Heck, you tend to provide so many links and data that you sometimes unintentionally shut someone up because s/he is overwhelmed by the avalanche. The pattern I am referring is this one: 1. At one point in the Landmine debate, you refused to back your claims about my sources (despite repeated requests). 2. Over time, various people have accused me of all kinds of things without backing their claims with hard evidence (despite repeated requests). 3. Erik has made various claims recently, including one about my mental health, without backing his claims with hard evidence (despite repeated requests). Notice the pattern? >IMHO, if we were discussing whether there was an elephant in the living >room, I think I could show you the round mud stains, the splintered coffee >table, the big piles of scat that smell like peanuts, point out the fact >that one has to edge along the wall to get to the dining room, remark on >how gray seems to fill our vision, and you still would castigate me for >not backing up my claim that there was an elephant in the living room. That seems highly unlikely. I am perfectly willing to accept your claim, as long as your evidence looks credible and I cannot find anything to refute that evidence. >However, I will be more than happy to be corrected by the list. Do I tend >to make arguments and refuse to provide data to support them? Or, do I >tend to snow people with data? <Weather Forecast> Attention all Brinellers. Dan Minette is posting again. Be prepared for snow storms. In hilly and mountainous areas, beware of avalanches. </Weather Forecast> Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
