I found that an interesting discussion -- and look forward to the "agreement".
Judy, from the discussion, it seems that a motive for some, perhaps many, of your posts is to set the record straight regarding factual errors, unfounded claim, inconistencies with past statements, logical errors, etc. Posts of that nature, I find useful at times, good catches I had missed. Or sometimes its more info than I wanted and I can easily skip such. What becomes grating, and is when I, and I assume others, tune-out, are posts that go beyond the correction of a statement and turn into character attacks, insults, snide remarks, charges of derogatory motivations, etc. Its one thing to say, "xyz made a factual error here" Then cite your source for the correction. Same for logical error. "xyz appears to have made a logical error here. B does not follow from A. Unless I am perhaps missing something, perhaps he is assuming something I am not." It is quite another thing to call another a liar, dishonest, attempting to deceive, stupid, etc. There is no need to do the latter to correct the record.* And by going beyond correcting a statment, to character insults, etc, many tune out, so the correction of the record, your goal, may be lost on many. I see the reasoning to correct the record for incorrect statements, logic, etc, each time they are made --- if one is so inclined to do so. I fail to see the reason for such repetition if one decides the necessity to pounce on character issues. If a person is a liar, and you have pronounced that, and they still are a liar, there is no need to repeat that. The point has been made. The reason I address you specifically, is that when a reasonable point is raised, you have a good mind and will, it appears, consider it in a reasoned way. And you have stated that correcting the record is a motive for you. I am not sure it is for (all) others.** Others, equally guilty of often going down the character road IMO, may not have the same "correct the record" motives that you do. ----------------------- *And for many reasons brought up in prior posts, its really quite difficult to make such acusations with much certainty. **For me, my primary motivation is to explore something that seems interesting but soemthing seems to lay beflow the surface, I write out a response to clarify the deeper, submerged issues in my own mind. And post it to see if others see the same submerged things. Or see it another way.
