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Old 05-05-2006, 12:49 PM   #6
MaggieL
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Originally Posted by Flint
But, I think you do it on purpose...cherry-picking an arguable interpretation with the express purpose of crafting a vicious reply? ...just don't start to blur the line between what I actually post and the bizarre twists you put on it.
If there's a large difference difference between "an arguable interpretation" and "what you actually meant" (which is different from "what [you] actually post"...there's that subjectivity thing again) then you probably need to express yourself more precicely. It is called debate, after all.

But I don't see any point with "discussing the idea" of moderation being subjective if there's no alternative; one might as well "discuss the idea" of the water being wet. What possible conclusion could be reached about such a thing?

But when I suggested what I saw as the possible venue for an alternative (or even a reductio ad absurdam type of couterexample), you got all upset about my craftily and viciously accusing you of a desire to do such a henious thing. What a bizarre twist indeed.
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