Sure, you can't prove the something is *NOT* white. But you also cannot prove that something IS white if the person you are talking to will not look at it and say "Yup, it's white alright." or even agree with your definition of white. Perhaps, your "white" my "blue"?
The point was that asking me to prove that something is a conflict of interest is pointless unless you can agree to some ground rules. By not accepting and agreeing to a basic definition for "conflict of interest", there are no ground rules and hence it becomes impossible to prove anything. If you are always going to debate the actual meaning of the term "conflict of interest", then no one will ever convince you that ANYTHING is a conflict of interest, let alone white. > Asking someone to demonstrate a negative is a logical impossibility, and a > dishonest debating/argument tactic. You wouldn't win any awards if you > tried to sell me a product with that kind of logic. > > Jim > > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
