Krimel said: I have never understood metaphysics to be an excuse for avoiding ideas.
dmb says: I know. What you've always understood is snarkiness as an excuse for avoiding metaphysical ideas. I don't know where you got the impression that rudeness could serve as a substitute for making an intelligent point but you have definitely been misled. [Krimel] Coming from someone who has boasted about the number of Moqers of a Christian persuasion whom you have personally chased away from this forum; this is ironic indeed. Your rudeness and snarkiness on this forum are the stuff of legend. Do you seriously expect to garner sympathy by whining that someone has done unto you what you have consistently done unto others? What you are taking as "snarkiness" and rudeness might also be interpreted at frustration at your lack of engagement with the issues raised. In fact I think you would be hard pressed to find an example of one of my posts that relied exclusively on the snarky. Take the example cited by Platt as reason for having me censured: "Rather than engage the issues raised he slaps on the label SOM and "Presto" no need to read, no need to engage the issue, time to just sit back and feel self-righteous." That rude comment was preceded by another: "It is hard to see how anyone interested in the idea of consciousness could ignore or dismiss Chalmers but for dmb it's not a problem." The snarkiness is clearly a mark of frustration at this tactic of yours. The rudeness is an admittedly bad rhetorical move aimed at getting you to stop it. Not that the rudeness had the intended effect but now after reading a wiki you think Chalmers "might" be interesting. The point is that your first inclination is to ignore what the person says based on your assumptions about their assumptions. Then you come back after a few days or months or even years and cite the very things you previously denounced. After years of this kind of twisting and evasion, snarkiness comes naturally. It isn't just your lack of breath and depth that is offensive; it is the pride you take in being narrow and shallow. [dmb] Nobody is buying it, Krimel. [Krimel] I might have agreed with you on this at various times but now I am not so sure. Even Marsha who has a contrarian soft spot for the underdog hasn't been moved by your whining. Dave Thomas has been voicing many of the same issues I have in slightly less snarky terms. Engage those issues. I'd love to see it. I'll happily stay out if you find my comment make you uncomfortable. [dmb] And so here is the only response you deserve. Yawn. [Krimel] At last something different. I thank you for that. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
