--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> wrote: <snip> > > Have you > > ever taught someone to drive simultaneously on both the right AND > > left sides of the street? > > No, but my neighbors here have, and as recently as last > week. They are English, with a vacation house here. They > have two teenagers, both of whom are learning to drive -- > in both countries -- right now. Neither of the kids has > had the least problem doing so.
And therefore, on the basis of two examples (if they're real--and if they're really doing as well as they say), you conclude that *nobody* would have the least problem doing so. > That is one reason I think your analogy was lame. You > could have picked a better one if your intent was to > make a case that people are too stupid to learn two > things at once. That *IS* the point you're trying to > make, if you hadn't noticed. I give people more > credit than that. No, it's not the point he's trying to make. It's the point you invented to put in his mouth to make his point look ridiculous (aka straw man). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
