harry wrote:
>>If the premises of the other side not understood or recognised then it may 
>>seem 
>
>>illogical.

Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: 
>
>Premises?  No, just simple definitions.
>
>They're using well accepted and understood terms, and the definitions of
>those well understood terms simply rule out what they're saying -- it's
>as though they said, "Black is really white".  It's false, by definition.
>
>If they've redefined common words and terms, they should bloody well say
>so -- that's not "premises" which are in question, it's plain old
>communication.
>
>What they were claiming was silly.  If they actually meant something
>else, which wasn't silly, they should have claimed that, instead.
>
>If they said something other than what they meant, is it the fault of
>the listeners that they weren't understood?



You aren't listening now.

"Premises?  No, just simple definitions."

harry



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