On 9/27/07, Monahon, Peter B. Peter.Monahon@uspto.gov wrote:
Earlier: "...When someone presents a novel point, or a new way of presenting an argument, I feel enriched, even when I disagree..."
Yes, yes! You've got it!
Earlier: "...When someone presents the same argument making the same point in the same way, I feel robbed of the time it took me to read it..."
Ummm ... why are you wasting YOUR time on it, then?
Because I like to give people as many opportunities as possible to pleasantly surprise me.