--- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Are > you putting me on, or have you decided to > > start channeling Barry now? > > > > It's a great gig if you take it all the way. > > Then everything is a wild card, there are no > > longer any facts, and you never have to commit > > yourself to anything--or better yet, you can > > hold two contradictory positions simultaneously > > and brag about how enlightened you are to be > > able to do so. Oh, yes, and you can freely > > misrepresent what other people have said and > > engage in the wildest of hyperbole without > > *any* reference to logic at all. > > I didn't realize Barry was such a dangerous character.
You're making an assumption here. Read what I wrote again, please. <snip> > 2) You should always commit your self to a postion. Can you point to where I suggested you should always commit yourself to a position? <snip> > 3) Its not good to hold two contradictory positions simultaneously? > Will the mind explode if this is done? Actually, under > uncertainty, decision therorists say this is the best option. > Assigning probabilites as best one can to each. Whats the > alternative under uncertainty? Just pick one and pray? No, the alternative is not to take a position either way. Assigning probability to various possibilities is fine. <snip> > 6)You shouldn't engage in hyperbole. > Always good advice. Not always. There's a place for hyperbole. It should be clear that it's not to be taken as established fact, however. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
