Re: OT: errors in Moore's film

From: Dave O'Neill (_at_)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:23:22 GMT

"Rand Simberg" <newsgroups@transterrestrial.com> wrote in message
news:81aMc.10854$mL5.6304@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Dave O'Neill wrote:
>
> >>>>>Not particuarly, but I'm pointing out the absurdity of claiming that
> >>>>>practically everybody who disagrees with you has some kind of
comprehension
> >>>>>difficulty.
> >>>>
> >>>>Then you once again demonstrate your inability to comprehend English,
> >>>>since you point out the absurdity of something that I've never done.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>We've already had this thread, there are huge numbers of people on
> >>>this news group who struggle with your English, even people you like
> >>>and who often agree with you.
> >>
> >>"Huge" numbers? Please.
> >>
> >>And please give me more than one example of the latter (I'm not sure you
> >>that you can come up with even one).
> >
> >
> > Pat Flannery, recently Herb, myself, Sander, Eric (naturally), Hop
> > David (on occasion) and I'm sure I've left some out. I'm pretty sure
> > that Paul Blay has "misnderstood" you too.
>
> I'll give you Herb. I don't have any recollection about Paul. The rest
> often disagree with me. And even if I were to grant you all of those,
> it's hardly a "huge" number, unless in your language, "huge" means
> miniscule.

Obviously we are talking about our discussions here on sci.space.policy.

As a percentage of the *regular* posters here, that's a pretty signficant
number. Certainly up around 50% if not larger. I left off Derek Lyons and
Mike Walsh too.

I'd hardly call that miniscule.

> In any event, you fail to make the case that I've ever claimed that
> "practically everybody who disagrees with [me] has some kind of
> comprehension difficulty." I have never made such a claim. I have been
> generally quite specific as to whom that accurate statement applies.

No, not really.

Quite often when argument starts annoying you, your default setting seems to
be to launch into silly little ad hominem taunts about how impossible it is
to misunderstand you.

It's not.

Dave
It's a

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