From: Bill Roh (billroh@churchofvirus.com)
Date: Mon Aug 04 2003 - 17:43:55 MDT
Damn you Kalkor ; )
rational after all. And damn glad for it. You have dramatically improved
my opinion of you by your answers.
Sincerely, thank you for the honesty.
Bill
Kalkor wrote:
>[Bill]
><snip>
>Your answer is as it is because in the
>past, when evidence is given, you ignored it.
>
>[Kalkor]
>You assume I ignored it. There is a difference. I traditionally read a lot
>and reply only a little. I admit that in this I am remiss, and apologize.
>
>[Bill]
><snip>
>When Hermit was flaming me, did you ask him to prove his
>assertions? I don't remember seeing that.
>
>[Kalkor]
>No. I try not to ask people to prove statements of opinion. Flame sequences
>generally entertain me but are otherwise ignored.
>
>[Bill]
>Did you even check what he wrote? Go ahead, tell me ya did.
>
>[Kalkor]
>Yes, I did. I read a lot. I reply a little.
>
>[Bill]
>Did you stop reading his post immediately after his attacks on others as you
>have done in my case?
>
>[Kalkor]
>No, I did not. I continued to read them for a chuckle, but I stopped taking
>them seriously.
>
>[Bill]
><snip>
>And I could care less about the ratings. I am interested in this only in
>that it is a beta from David. My input requires my participation and I
>do like to help. My reputation and opinion of myself would not be, in
>any way, related to anything the CoV can do, so I could care less. The
>system simply sounds interesting to me, I usually enjoy tinkering with
>David's creations, betas, and recommendations.
>
>[Kalkor]
>A thick skin seems to be a valuable thing. I also enjoy tinkering with his
>creations, and this one seems to have gotten an amazing response. Very
>interesting to watch and participate in.
>
>[Bill]
>I do not mean to be rude to you, Kalkor, and if I have been I am sorry.
>
>[Kalkor]
>No offense given, none taken. Thick skins and all that ;-}
>
>[Bill]
><snip> will you even be able to change your
>opinion? Will you be able to realize that any person who frequently
>practices deception, will not change once you catch them? Will you
>assume it is a sometimes error or will you assume that it is SOP? Do you
>think patterns of behaviour change all that much?
>
>[Kalkor]
>I change my opinion all the time.
>I practice vision and hope when I can. Anyone can change.
>I try not to assume anything, and I try very hard to recognize patterns.
>Some behavior patterns change, some do not. When there is a potential for a
>change in a positive (to me) direction, I encourage it however I can.
>My own behavior patterns have changed drastically since I joined the CoV. I
>think the changes are positive, and I practice rationality more often than I
>ever dreamed. You helped, Joe helped, Hermit helped. I hope you can see that
>all of us who read often and reply little are still reading, filtering, and
>learning. I have tried not to be discouraged by the flamewars and emotional
>exchanges. In fact, I have learned a lot from them, as well.
>
>Good to see you back, by the way ;-}
>
>Kalkor
>
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