On Sep 24, 2011, at 3:09 PM, david buchanan wrote: > > Mark said to Ham: > When some do not have any idea how to refute an argument, they will attack > you personally. Has happened to me until they learned not to debate me. > Happens to Marsha, John, and others who are serious about progressing MoQ. > > > dmb says: > That's hilarious. Reminds me of the UFOlogists who condemn the scientific > community for being skeptical about their scientifically impossible claims. > In both cases, we have ridiculous, delusional, self-aggrandizing claims that > don't address any of the actual criticism. Like the conspiracy theorist, the > lack of evidence is only taken as proof of the conspiracy's effectiveness. Or > the bible-thumper who takes your disagreement as proof that the devil's got a > hold of you. There is no point in talking to such people, but it certainly > isn't because their arguments are irrefutable. Quite the opposite. It's > because they are apparently oblivious to the fact that their arguments are > completely worthless. > > Marsha is pushing vacuous nihilism where there should be nothing but values > and morals.
Hi Dave, This is a statement without explanation, examples or any kind of justification, and it is just plain wrong to suggest that I reject value. Quality is Value. Marsha > John is pushing old-school theism where there should be non-theistic > philosophical mysticism. Ham is pushing the metaphysical framework (SOM) > where there should be a philosophy that begins by rejecting that framework. I > guess I can only speak for myself because other folks might have their own > reasons for ignoring them. As I see it, some people hang around here even > though they are basically incapable of having a real debate. I have tried, > believe me, but some people cannot be reasoned with. Some people prove this > over and over again. And that's how I learned not to debate them, by trying > to. Again, it's not because they were irrefutable but because they are > unreasonable and/or hopelessly lost. > > > > > 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 ___ 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
