-Marc- > Stephen, I'm not going to engage in point-by-point games here. > Life's too short,
Not that I necessarily disagree with the above, but if that's how you feel, why are you so willing to engage in "point-by-point games" at other times? > and Elder Nelson's words were, as far as I'm concerned, very clear > and unamibiguous. And he clearly, unambiguously did not mention Iraq. > The Economist article, which I used (not having anything to do > with Elder Nelson's talk -- this occurred before conference > weekend) was specific and it was unbiased. Seems I recently critiqued an Economist article you referenced and demonstrated its tremendous bias. I think you'll have a hard time maintaining that the Economist's articles are unbiased. But maybe I'm wrong. Can you give a URL to the specific article you're citing? > There seems to be some confusion between using emotional words and > bias which it seems you and Dan both need to clarify in your own > minds to improve your critical reading skills, imho. Well, it's easy for you to claim my "critical reading skills" aren't where they should be. You certainly might be right. But I notice you never bothered responding to my dismantling of your extraordinary claim that Latter-day Saints are necessarily pacifists. > Anyone paying attention to the thread could have figured this out, > and seen that Dan and I were interpreting data differently. Apparently that's not the case. I was indeed "paying attention to the thread", and it looked to me like you were dismissing his sources as biased and proclaiming your own to be unbiased. > I thought I could ease myself out of this by leaving the last word > to Dan and he abused what was meant to be a gentlemanly gesture by > calling me a liar. I don't believe Dan was calling you a liar, though of course I could be wrong. That would be out of character for Dan. I think he was applying that term to those who author slanted news articles and present them as unbiased. And fwiw, I don't think it's particularly gentlemanly to say, in effect, "I'm right and you're wrong, and if you can't see that then you're blind as a bat, but I'll give you the last word." > I'm off this thread. Elder Nelson's words are very clear, and > if you want to twist them so as to make yourself feel more > comfortable, fine. I've demonstrated in some detail how I believe you're twisting Elder Nelson's words. Please return the courtesy. Stephen ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
