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To: Bill who wrote (52587)	10/30/2006 5:52:44 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

>>He said only that the issues that were raised made him wonder. Actually, he said the issues made him wonder. And now he knows. ("Now I know.") Anybody who now "knows" something because of a post by an anonymous poster on the Internet deserves to be ridiculed as a non thinking human. Solon described him accurately.<< Bill - Well, he didn't say "Now I know everything about the Middle East." He certainly didn't claim to now be an expert. Accuracy isn't the issue. If this is supposed a place where an open-minded exchange of views can take place, then it's not supposed to be a place where people take a few words somebody says, make a blanket judgment about his ability to think, and call him names. From the title of the thread, however, I guess I could conclude that this isn't supposed to be a place for an open exchange of views. - Allen

To: Bill who wrote (52587)	11/1/2006 7:41:18 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Bill - I have a question for you. Having a hard time figuring out where you stand on an issue. Message 22958058 In this post, you defended Solon for calling someone a moron. (In all caps, bold, with exclamation points.) You said: "Anybody who now "knows" something because of a post by an anonymous poster on the Internet deserves to be ridiculed as a non thinking human. Solon described him accurately." Now, in this post, Message 21799813 you call Eleutheria to task for calling someone who lied a "liar". You said: "'Liar' is a pejorative term. It is unbecoming of anyone who fashions themselves as a mature and reasoned debater to use such a personal, emotional and inflammatory term." My question for you is how is it that Solon's actions were OK with you, but Eleutheria's weren't? - Allen