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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: Neocon who wrote (12214)4/23/2001 4:38:54 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (3) of 82486
 
"Of course they are human"

I am glad to hear it. Your considerable prior usage of "inhuman" to refer to non believers in the supernatural--had a bit of the feel of the ad hominem and the subjective. To refer to a peaceful, benevolent, and exceptional individual such as Dr. Russell, as a savage tyrant--well, this did seem to obscure the value of any worthy arguments you may have been trying to make...

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1 a : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : SAVAGE <an inhuman tyrant> b : COLD, IMPERSONAL <his usual quiet, almost inhuman courtesy -- F. Tennyson Jesse> c : not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings <inhuman living conditions>
2 : of or suggesting a nonhuman class of beings
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