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To: Yorikke who wrote (169)	9/20/1998 8:37:00 PM
From: INFO_DART	Read Replies (1) of 276

m. n. muench , You said: Well there are a number of people on this thread who seem convinced they are uttering the truth; while others may regard the argument as ad hominem. Nah, I don't think so. I think that might be too pessimistic. I think with a little discipline we will find that it easy to resolve your concern. Will you agree to give it a try? It is beyond me to tell anyone what to do. People generally don't engage in face to face slurs because they often result in some physical damage to mind and body. Here? Well it often just seems so appropriate. With the risk of being shouted down. I would recommend a restatement of what you proposed. Perhaps the 'thread' could hold to the philosophy that since all men are created equal they are a priori judged equally stupid. And given that we are equally stupid we should try and be equally as understanding of our stupidities. I don't expect anyone to do anything that they are "told" to do. I can only ask them. I can only tell them what I would like. It is 100% up to them what they do. Maybe latter we can also agree to not shout anyone down. That would be a good thing too. Additionally, I think we should try to be equally understanding of one another as human beings. However, I cannot accept your recommended restatement. I believe that the agreement on ad hominem arguments is essential. Aggressive behavior, whether to insult or restrict insult is really a waste of time on an electronic media. Passive methods of societal control are the only possible solution. You raise an interesting point. However, there may be a third choice, Assertive Behavior and Methods as distinguished from Aggressive. I think kindly asking for agreement from others may fall into this category. Also, consider the large body of knowledge surrounding the matter of Passive-Aggressive Behavior. I'm not going to be able to post for a while. Regards, Infodart

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