Freddy, I already took all my nice toys and went home. I have stomped my foot and pouted and scowled at you for the very last time, because you are mean when you play with me, and a bully. You know plenty about logic, but you use it in a silly game to twist the argument, not to actually explore interesting subjects.
It isn't me who is hurling insults. I'm doing research in books and on the net to argue from a factual perspective, and citing that research. You, on the other hand, deride anything that doesn't fit into your picture of history or politics or religion. You are much too focused on epistemology, Aristotle, Sir Thomas Aquinas, the ASSUMED superiority of cultures with written languages, and have a very old-fashioned, male-dominated, Eurocentric view of history and religion that is thankfully now being rewritten to be more factual. What I am concerned about is that if someone wasn't really following the discussion, they might think you were making sense, and you are not.
Anyone with reasonable organizational and writing skills and the desire to persuade (or obfuscate), can make an argument for any position, and that is one of the things that makes the net a fascinating place to be. However, I do get concerned when people use the Feelings thread to simply ridicule someone else's positions in an underhanded way. Examples of this would include your condescending and less-than-scholarly reactions and comments on Hakeem (who cares what his dissertation was about? Is this the only subject he is allowed to discuss for the rest of his life? Are you asserting this makes all his other arguments invalid?)and neo-paganism (do I care whether you think it's silly and foolish? No!! Why does this belief system threaten you so much would be a more interesting question?), and throwing anything Byzantine or American into an argument about the Inquistion in western Europe). Talk about non sequiturs!! Oh, that is a word I don't really have to look up, incidentally, Freddy, and another example of your condescending tone. I am concerned about the way you spelled it, however, since Webster's does not agree with you. This would be an interesting subject for further research!!!
I also become concerned at perceived inaccuracies, like Johnny's statement that Lincoln held slaves. If he did I would really like to know this, but he offered no evidence at all. Some people read these threads casually, without much thought as to accuracy, and I would not want something like that going into the SI collective consciousness unless it is really true.
I really try to be open, and keep on learning new things during my lifetime, and read very widely, and develop my opinions and beliefs based on what I discover. The archaeological record, in particular, is being rapidly filled in, and I think this is very exciting. The history of women, or HERSTORY (just to rankle you), is just now being told, and I think it is very important. Just as I believe the Constitution SHOULD be a living document as society and its needs change over the centuries, history is also very alive as we find out more about it.
That nasty cut on your arm is gushing blood all over my white flag, Freddy. Maybe you should go see a kind and soothing medieval woman doctor so she can patch you up. Oh, no, careful, you'd better hurry!! The Christians are coming, and they are about to outlaw women doctors and burn most of them at the stake because the guys are threatened by the knowledge and power the women have. (Note: yes, this is actually historical fact.) |
