Auke, List, Auke wrote: I got flabbergasted reading JAS response to John.
GR: Yes, seeing John's self-contradictions spelled out was pretty astonishing, and revealing, to me as well. They've been pointed out before; I've done so myself on-list and off-list, apparently to no avail. Auke: It proves possible to tenaciously stick to the authoritarian method in order to uphold one's own a priori principles. But only at the price of disregarding or disqualifying a lot of what has been written by the authority. GR: Indeed, John has certainly demonstrated this the last couple of years. It always surprises -- nay, shocks -- me. The double standard is patent. Auke: As my mother used to say: One sees the sliver in the eye of the other, but not the girder in ones own eye. GR: My mother used to say this too. It was, of course, Jesus who first said it (see: Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:42). It's certainly apt here. Luke's version: Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. Auke: That's the moment dialogue gets a nasty taste. GR: I agree that such obvious hypocrisy is a nasty practice. As list moderator, I'm writing this to hopefully nip it in the bud. We've been through this sort thing here before and even rather recently (last year). This kind of double-standard is truly appalling and, as I've argued herel, completely counter to forum culture. Best, Gary Richmond (writing as list moderator) "Time is not a renewable resource." gnox *Gary Richmond* *Philosophy and Critical Thinking* *Communication Studies* *LaGuardia College of the City University of New York* <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#m_-3900359886268823392_m_-8937572510567510087_m_7390029656510653791_m_-5618989882811012610_m_-3115318430971373375_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 4:53 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > List, > > I got flabbergasted reading JAS response to John. > > > It proves possible to tenaciously stick to the authoritarian method in > order to uphold one's own a priori principles. > > But only at the price of disregarding or disqualifying a lot of what has > been written by the authority. > > > As my mother used to say: One sees the sliver in the eye of the other, but > not the girder in ones own eye. > > That's the moment dialogue gets a nasty taste. > > > Regards, > > Auke > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#m_-3900359886268823392_m_-8937572510567510087_m_7390029656510653791_m_-5618989882811012610_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
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