Because arguments aren't fair. If you make a point that refutes something someone says, they can always say that wasn't actually what they said. Or they can take one thing out of your statement and provide what they think is a counter-example, and then use that to think they've refuted everything they've said.
Or they can ignore everything you've said and hang on to the precious preconceptions from which they began the argument, and attack you personally for disagreeing with them. Or they can act as though their personal taste in music is an objective measurement of musical quality. Or if they can't convince you, or anyone else that disagrees with them, they can claim that the argument wasn't worth discussing in the first place. Dale, meet Internet. Internet, meet Dale. On 9/3/06, Dale Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Why is it that when I make a good solid argument it somehow becomes pointless...
