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Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers and nonconstructive participants
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:15:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> The idea is for *me* to do what *I* can. If the Wright brothers followed
> your logic, they'd say, "Well, look at all those other failures--those
> people tried and didn't fly, so we might as well not put in the effort
> ourselves."
Very true, but the Wright brothers didn't say "Let's try the same methods
that failed for all those other guys." They also didn't say "Let's try to
make our airplane work by flying repeatedly into an impenetrable barrier."
Your attempt to establish understanding is admirable but apparently futile!
> Proverbs 26:4 - Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like
> him yourself.
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> Proverbs 26:5 - Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in
> his own eyes.
Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster. And if you gaze into
the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. Nietzsche, in "Beyond Good and Evil."
Dave!
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