Re: A little challenge for relativists.

Bilge wrote: 
John Kennaugh:
>Tom Roberts wrote:
>>jem wrote:
>>> Tom Roberts wrote:
>>>> [around here] Silence NEVER means agreement,  it only means silence.
>>>><shrug>
>>>  FWIW, silence that results from the abrupt termination of a civil
>>>discussion has additional meaning, i.e. it's a rude thing to do.
>>
>>On the scale of rudeness around here it is laughably minor.
>
>I would agree entirely but I do not believe that you will ever find an
>instance of me ever being rude even in retaliation to shuba's effluent
>use of English. If you wish to lower your own standards to those of
>others then I have misjudged you.

 Calling a spade a spade is not being rude. Being blunt is appropriate
when someone (you, for example) engages in deception.


I have never ever tried to deceive anyone - it isn't in my nature.


>I believe that I systematically demolished every one of your arguments
>and that my post was worthy of a response.

 Since you give no indication of understanding the argument,
your belief is nothing more than your desire to remain naive.



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