--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, foufou_fl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, foufou_fl <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@>
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, foufou_fl <no_reply@>
wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley"
> > > > > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Oh, Jude, I hate to be the first person to inform you of 
> > > this,
> > > > > > > > but the particular orifice in question was not designed to
> > > > > > > > accommodate that particular appendage. 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > If you're going to appeal to teleology,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I was shocked tofind that feste is a creationist -- or at
least 
> > > an
> > > > > > intelligent design deist pseudo scientist.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Or maybe just a homophobe.
> > > > 
> > > > I thought the latter was synonomous with the former two.
> > > 
> > > The former are typically homophobes, yes, but you
> > > can be just a plain ol' homophobe without being
> > > either.
> > > 
> > > I mean, you could be right, but I can't recall
> > > hearing any of that other stuff from feste.
> > > It was an unpleasant surprise to find out he's
> > > homophobic.
> > >
> > 
> > I think it interesting that foufou_fl (re:anon_astute_whatever) 
> > really likes all kinds of labeling ....
> > 
> > JohnY
> 
> 
> Usually its of ideas. I try to refrain from lableing people. 
> 
> For example, I termed some of your ideas "imbecillic",I believe. Would
> you rather I be less precise, more ambiguous?
> 
> I guess I was a bit lax above, "I was shocked to find that feste is a
> creationist -- or at least  an intelligent design deist pseudo
scientist."
> 
> I have should said "I was shocked to find that feste expousing a 
> creationist POV -- or at least that of an intelligent design deist
> pseudo scientist."
> 
> Its best to focus on ideas not the person.


 Go back and reread the threads that you had with me and Shemp, and 
see if they follow "focus on ideas and not the person". You used the
same tactics in both threads. 


JohnY

> 
> I am curious as to your hangup with "labels" aka descriptors,
> adjectives, etc. I find the more precisely one can describe or
> articulate a view, or a view of another's ideas, it adds to clarity
> and communication. 
> 
> Would your my comments on your ideas rather be along the lines of,
> "um, ah, I like sort of dig your idea. But sort of don't. Like its
> kind of cool, but like I think you may like want to think it over
> again like in your mind because there were like parts of it man that
> like .... what was I talking about?"
>







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