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| (...) That is 100% opinion on his part. I offer facts/independent 3rd party opinion. Larry offers his opinion. I see a difference between the two. If it turns out that Larry has expert experience of this field, he should be able to substantiate his (...)   (24 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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| (...) I take your point. I think that the fact that they are "ineffective" is fundamental to understanding the situation - not an incidental fact. I should spend more time on my messages. (...) Why not fix the mistakes 1st, before starting a new (...)   (24 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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| (...) Scott, what do you want? You posed a quote from Albright and asked if Larry agreed with her. He answered with, as I see it, a three paragraph answer. You claimed (foolishly or disingenously?) that he didn't answer. So he reasonably assumed (...)   (24 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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| (...) Scott, do you mean when he says "they are an ineffective remedy?" Is that the part that makes you think they are a good and proven weapon? I sometimes wonder if we're speaking the same language. I don't agree with Larry on lots of things, but (...)   (24 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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| Larry you pre-suppose the question I asked required yes/no answer. I do not concede it did. I don't like yes/no questions as the respondent does not have to justify their answer. I suspect you like them for that very reason. (...) That is perhaps (...)   (24 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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| (...) they (...) (4721, (...) ones). (...) Hot (...) innate. (...) The time has come, huh? House of the Dead 2? Death Crimson OX? Gee Richard, how do I know this isn't part of your plot to recruit more beings to the Dark Side? Maggie    (24 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun) 
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| (...) If there is a causal relationship that is strong enough to be worried about, then surely it is something that an attempt at correlation would find. Since such correlation hasn't been shown, I think that we can temporarily behave like there is (...)   (24 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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| (...) Scott, you haven't shown any such thing. You have shown that _you_ _think_ they can't be trusted. Based on the fact that some people in the past have made mistakes. Since I can demonstrate government agencies that make hideous, disasterous, (...)   (24 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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| (...) I answered it. Not my fault if you weren't paying attention. Let's try an example. Suppose Dave! asks you, Scott Arthur, the following question: "Have you always been the complete and utterly clueless twit you are today?" and demands a "Yes" (...)   (24 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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