From: Walpurgis (walpurg@myrealbox.com)
Date: Fri Jul 26 2002 - 05:39:44 MDT
On 25 Jul 2002 at 12:18, Hermit wrote:
> <Kharin> Currently waiting for pomo discussion to have
> the decency to end its life as soon as possible.
> [Hermit] I was hoping that not responding to it would be a hint for
> it to commit suicide.
Could this be thought rather pompus of you both? Both of you make comments that
are usually interesting (aside from the occasional sneers) but there are some
readers who want to discuss these issues and do not have the grasp on them that
you both claim to have. If you do not like the discussion, simply delete mail entitled
"postmodernism". (And, if you do not like what list member XYZ has to say, delete
mail from "XYZ".)
> <Lucifer> How is Joe being dishonest? [Hermit]
> Joe is citing one side of a story that he knows is multifaceted, to
> people whom he knows cannot follow the articulations which he is
> choosing, and relying on authority rather than persuasion to obtain
> their consent to his assertions.
This kind of brow-beating seems to be one of the main problems I've isolated with
this group, or at least some members. Is this group one which values mutual
learning/dialogue or winning arguments?
All in all though, this dialogue was very interesting, thanks for posting.
Walpurgis
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