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Re: Should AFOL websites keep to themselves?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:43:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeff Stembel wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Perhaps next time you can try answering the question with something other
than a joke (hopefully). Although answering questions might show that the
majority of your argument is constructed out of
straw.
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Actually, that was a serious response. If you believe the account in
Genesis, language was designed to keep us apart. Read the story,
comprehend what it says, and then see if it sheds any light on your
bafflement as to why “some people have a problem with the type of language
used by others.”
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I was going to say nothing in response to your response and I will leave out
the rest of it but... I just can’t believe that you seriously expect me to
take the writings in Genesis as part of a logical argument. I really can’t.
I’m not Christian, Chris. I’ve got no intention of becoming Christian and if
I ever did become Christian I still wouldn’t believe that Genesis was a
literal account of history.
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That section of his post does reveal a lot about his (il)logic processes,
though.
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Where I come from, it is a sign of critical thinking to be able to evaluate an
idea on its own merits, regardless of the source. But I know that critical
thinking is a dying art.
Do cultural differences add nuance to the written/spoken word that cause
different people to react differently to the same phrase? Might this somehow
explain why “some people have a problem with the type of language used by
others.” Does this mandate that in polite society there are words and phrases
that should be avoided?
Every generation creates new terminology/slang in order to differentiate
themselves from their parents. Why should it be any different between cultures?
So I guess I would have to agree with you, Jeff. That section reveals a lot
about my logic processes. It’s called “keeping an open mind.”
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| (...) Where I come from, critical thinking requires actual thinking, not dogmatic obedience. Sadly, dogmatic obedience is not dying in this country. Citing mythos as fact and expecting to be taken seriously is not critical thinking. (...) To the (...) (17 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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