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To: TimF who wrote (47514)	4/11/2006 10:47:50 AM
From: Solon	Respond to of 90947

You said: "I had an argument, just not one that you will accept" My response was intended to include any of the "arguments" you have presented over the years which I would "not accept". It is clear that I am listing them and concluding with "whatever" to represent whatever is not in the list. Your entire post read: "I had an argument, just not one that you will accept. While I'm correct, its not worth wasting any more time on this issue. Not only will I not convince you, its not entertaining. The topic was obviously at an end and it only required that I summarize the history of the arguments "I would not accept." "If you believe in some important topic I will gladly discuss it with you..." This was an acknowledgment that you had ended the alliance topic and were apparently not going to (waste) "any more time on this issue." It was thus both acknowledgment and dismissal of our discussion about the Iraqi alliance during the Iran-Iraq war. Later, you missed some important events. Funny, how that happens to people? "BTW...you TOTALLY missed my point about the relationship between Absolute values (which you have claimed to believe in) and the very clear evidence that confronts you on a daily basis about the nature of decay..." The BTW stands for BY THE WAY. It reintroduces some old discussion we had. "(WHICH YOU HAVE CLAIMED TO BELIEVE IN)" is an aside tacked onto that "BY THE WAY" in order that you are able to follow the re-introduction of a topic that we have discussed on numerous occasions and is often central to disagreements we have. It also confirms that I have heard and accepted your ending of the specific discussion about the Iraqi alliance. "its not worth wasting any more time on this issue. Not only will I not convince you, its not entertaining." I'm sorry about any confusion but it had seemed to me that you had ended any specific discussion. I said clearly: "If you believe in some important topic I will gladly discuss it with you..." This acknowledges your ending of the alliance topic. THEN I said: "BTW...you TOTALLY missed my point about the relationship between Absolute values (which you have claimed to believe in) and the very clear evidence that confronts you on a daily basis about the nature of decay..." I have explained how this reminds of arguments that were not finished and how it offers to continue them. The "alliance" argument was over as YOU had said and as I had acknowledged.