06-19-2016, 04:19 PM
trying not to be offended by some comments about the people involved)
Yes, I tried myself, but some of the comments made are not only incorrect, but they are repeated, and I've noticed in the past those falsehoods then begin to be taken up by other posters. An attribute of humans is that when they hear something a number of times, they begin to believe it's true.
I prefer a civil discussion among people with differing points of view. But it's one thing to talk about a dog & disagree whether it's sense of smell or sense of hearing is the most acute, it's an entirely different matter when someone insists its not a dog at all, but a cat. Repeatedly.
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
-Joseph Brodsky
Yes, I tried myself, but some of the comments made are not only incorrect, but they are repeated, and I've noticed in the past those falsehoods then begin to be taken up by other posters. An attribute of humans is that when they hear something a number of times, they begin to believe it's true.
I prefer a civil discussion among people with differing points of view. But it's one thing to talk about a dog & disagree whether it's sense of smell or sense of hearing is the most acute, it's an entirely different matter when someone insists its not a dog at all, but a cat. Repeatedly.
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
-Joseph Brodsky
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves