--- On Tue 06/15, phil hunt < zen19725@zen.co.uk > wrote:
I've never come across him on the Wikipedia either, but judging from his writing style, I would tend to side with anyone he's in disagreement with [because it is style and not substance that matters.]
This is what separates the Bubbas from those who understand academic rigor. The Bubbas go by style and get carried away by smooth-talkers.
Hey, I insist that the sun does not go round the earth. Now clearly, phil insists that the sun goes round the earth. How idiotic! This is the same mentality that has made Wikipedia into a substandard resource full of factual errors and propaganda.
Many Americans used to call anyone who didn't side with them as a Communist. Now it has gone to the other extreme. The Americans don't think, but bash anyone who points out the existence of Communists as indulging in McCarthyism! This is amazing. Keep insisting that this is not true, but India has a coalition controlled by Communists.
-libertarian
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On 6/19/04 12:23 PM, "libertarian" libertarian@myway.com wrote:
--- On Tue 06/15, phil hunt < zen19725@zen.co.uk > wrote:
I've never come across him on the Wikipedia either, but judging from his writing style, I would tend to side with anyone he's in disagreement with [because it is style and not substance that matters.]
This is what separates the Bubbas from those who understand academic rigor. The Bubbas go by style and get carried away by smooth-talkers.
Hey, I insist that the sun does not go round the earth. Now clearly, phil insists that the sun goes round the earth. How idiotic! This is the same mentality that has made Wikipedia into a substandard resource full of factual errors and propaganda.
You drew an incorrect conclusion here. Phil said that he "would tend to side with anyone he's in disagreement with". Noone is in disagreement with you that the sun does not go round the earth. Your conclusion that "phil insists that the sun goes round the earth" is therefore incorrect. Some might even say "idiotic".
Please don't draw fallacious conclusions and then insult people based on such incorrect grounds.
Actually, the whole sun-earth-orbit question is a good starting point for understanding the important physical concept of frames of reference, but that's a digression for another time.