Quote from: Freak on August 16, 2006, 03:42:10 PM , I'm sorry I had to crack; but, of course, he can argue it rationally if he tries.he can argue it rationally, but he then would not be a rational person.
, I'm sorry I had to crack; but, of course, he can argue it rationally if he tries.
Freak is the best, Freak is the best! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!I don't like calling you Freak, I'd rather call you Normal Nice Guy.
but we must not let rouge countries develop nukes if we are to be sure that we survive as a nation. There is no arguing this.
That's cool how you referenced a case.
I'm so far from the end of my tether right now that I reckon I could knit myself some socks with the slack.
Quote from: ionlyknowy on August 16, 2006, 02:48:07 PMbut we must not let rouge countries develop nukes if we are to be sure that we survive as a nation. There is no arguing this.I'm going to assume you mean "rogue." Or is this some kind of code for France? Listen, I'm not going to argue this, but I do wonder what we've been doing to stop the DPRK and Iran from getting nukes. Sorry, I don't think the ongoing campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq count. And yesteryear's "axis of evil" posturing aside, I don't think Bush is eager to connect the "war on terror" to his failure to control the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, either.
Quote from: gillesthegreat on August 16, 2006, 03:12:29 PMQuoteThere is no arguing this.Wow ... simply wow!Not about using such a phrase in this particular context, which already seems dubious, but to even consider that anything could be 'not arguable'. Wow. And you want to attend law school? Ok try and argue it then... it will make you sound very anti american and anti human if you do.. that's all that I meant.. Ok assuming the rouge nations want to kill you also.. Forgot to put that part.
QuoteThere is no arguing this.Wow ... simply wow!Not about using such a phrase in this particular context, which already seems dubious, but to even consider that anything could be 'not arguable'. Wow. And you want to attend law school?
There is no arguing this.
I must have missed the post where you coherently, logically and elegantly equated 'rogue' with 'who want to kill you'.That major of yours on LSN which you state as "eng", pray tell, is it engineering? It would explain the cromulent grammar and pervasive absolutism of your 'reasoning'.
Quote from: gillesthegreat on August 16, 2006, 03:59:34 PMI must have missed the post where you coherently, logically and elegantly equated 'rogue' with 'who want to kill you'.That major of yours on LSN which you state as "eng", pray tell, is it engineering? It would explain the cromulent grammar and pervasive absolutism of your 'reasoning'.I'm tired of your Ad Hoministic attacks, this does not help anything... why even say something like that.. are you trying to discredit me so therefore discrediting what I say? Just wrong..
I'm sorry for pointing out that to use arguments which, in essence, come down to "anyone who disagrees with what I have just said mentally deranged" might suggest something wrong with the arguer's logic.Should I point out that you seem to be confusing governments, states, and persons? Iran did not say it wanted to wipe Israel off the map; the president of Iran did. Iran does not hate, Israel does not love, and the United States does not support. People do. Governments do. Countries don't. Using words like "they" and "you" personalizes the issues to a degree that is bound to cause some irrationality to emerge. It simplifies, and it makes for overgeneralizations. Is this now a valid criticism of your arguments?
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