Re: Brin: On the monsters

2004-10-27 Thread JDG
At 07:12 PM 10/26/2004 -0700 David Brin wrote: >b) Don't you deal with the bigger culprits first and >in some proportion to their involvement? Sometimes you deal with the problem you *can* deal with first, if two problems are roughly similar in their seriousness. (BTW - I am not agreeing with y

Re: Brin: On the monsters

2004-10-26 Thread David Brin
--- JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's up Nick - are you *really* going to try and > defend the outlandish > comment from Dr. Brin here that you snipped? > > --- David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To call it "rational argument" when you > deliberately> > tell falsehoods about other

Re: Brin: On the monsters

2004-10-26 Thread JDG
At 06:45 AM 10/26/2004 -0700 Nick Arnett wrote: >> You know, Dr. Brin, I challenged you on that ludicrous >> statement, and you didn't back it up. It's pretty >> obvious that you can't. > >There are other possible explanations... What's up Nick - are you *really* going to try and defend the out

Re: Brin: On the monsters

2004-10-26 Thread Nick Arnett
Gautam Mukunda wrote: You know, Dr. Brin, I challenged you on that ludicrous statement, and you didn't back it up. It's pretty obvious that you can't. There are other possible explanations... Nick ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Brin: On the monsters

2004-10-25 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To call it "rational argument" when you deliberately > tell falsehoods about other peoples' views. Then > use > a DOZEN sophistries in just forty words You know, Dr. Brin, I challenged you on that ludicrous statement, and you didn't back it up. It'

Re: Brin: On the monsters

2004-10-25 Thread David Brin
--- Robert your sentiments are generous. But the objectionable parts of the following are not only the first part: > "As for the opposite side...I am on the side of the > United States of America. If you choose to be on > the > opposite side from me, that's your choice. I can > say > that at