Why does my head hurt this morning? ... Oh yeah! Both fair points Mark/Rick, although I personally have never really counter argued at length precisely because of this point that you both make, last week I was merely questioning certain aspects that were beyond me and it all got very messy. Who the hell are X and W though? ;-)
> ----- Original Message ----- > what I'm rambling on about is, it's not as simple as 'seeing >> beyond the spin' but about trying to make a balanced decision based on >> what you have in front of you. If A has the time to get involved in the >> politik of it all then good on him, but that doesn't mean he is a better >> person or can demean someone just because B hasn't got the time or >> opportunity or maybe even way of thinking. > >> Isn't being slightly wasted one of lifes last remaining pleasures? ;-) > > Being slightly wasted is fair enough but remember that you ARE slightly > wasted. > If person X does not have the time to inform themselves to the same extent > as person W then that is also ok so long as person X remembers his lack of > being informed and does insist that he knows as much about it as person W. > Balanced judgement is not based on part knowledge and part ignorance. That > is not the meaning of balance. If you are aware that you have gaps in your > knowledge then take that on board yourself and don't blame others who have > made themselves better informed. They are NOT better people but they ARE > better informed. In other words if you KNOW that you are lacking in > knowledge then don't be so arrogant as to think that you can form an > equally > valid judgement anyway. You accept your own lack of knowledge FIRST, then > join the debate. > You can certainly argue with the conclusions drawn by others but you have > to > bear in mind that you are the one who is probably wrong if you are less > informed than the people who you are debating with. What the hell. We are > all Leeds fans or we wouldn't be here. I have just realised that I am > several Belgian beers under par. That is NOT an enviable position to be in > as I fairly sure that you will agree. > Oh, and when I say you I don't me YOU, obviously. > I think there is only Czech stuff in the fridge. What am I saying. ONLY > Czech stuff. > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
