Well Mark, I went to your source along with many others to find the definition. Your recommended one at Answers.com says,
"One who argues against a cause or position, not as a committed opponent but simply for the sake of argument or to determine the validity of the cause or position" Others refer to the original derivation, in the Catholic Church, where one would "argue against one's own true belief" in order to ensure the other side was raised. "Non-committed, or against one's true belief." Either way, I would say that gels with the idea of detached and non-passionate, but have it your own way... The Devil's Advocate was one of those items you pulled out of thin air once your position started to crumble, even in your own eyes.. The other, in that same email is the one you have continued to cite; that being the idea that, for some reason, best known to you the LUST call for a "fair and equal bidding process, for ALL bidders," somehow equates to your wild idea that they are supporting the bid from REDBUS only. No I'm in no way connected to, nor have I ever been a member of LUST. I spoke, sincerely as a supporter of Leeds United when I thanked Rick for doing something, I believe to be in the best interests of our club and in the cause of general fairness... Where was the snide nature of that? Why would you or anyone need to challenge it and on what grounds.? Why would my replying to him in the forum which posted the announcement be in any way underhand or subversive in nature? You, on the other hand took a perfectly innocent statement and created (as is your tendency) some baseless accusation, out of thin air and touted it as if it was evidence to use in defence of your own case, by casting aspersions upon legitimacy or impartiality your opponents.. The one aspect of the Devil's Advocate, scenario which may ring true now, is the part where the definitions agree that it is done, "for the sake of argument." Indeed in the face of facts and evidence that have caused your case to crumble, you now continue to argue for the sake of argument...and with that I'll end my side of playing your games.. From here out, post away, unchallenged ... I'm sure you're more suited to playing with yourself. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
