X-Message-Number: 20719
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:41:51 -0800
From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: Drifting to another terrorism topic...

> For Kennita Watson again:
> 
> I really did not mean to disturb you quite so much.

?? Disturb me?  I guess you were misled by the word
"maddening", which I admit upon looking it up was an
overstatement -- unfortunately my thesaurus is still
packed.

 > However,
> while I do believe in freedom of speech and writing, I also
> believe in a corollary to that: if someone raises questions
> about what you've said or written, you should be willing to 
> defend it. Should any PUNISHMENT acrue if you do not? No,
> but not to do so weakens your opinions not only on the
> subject raised, but on many others too.
> 
Unbelievable.  What part of "I have no interest whatsoever
in an argument" did you miss?  That you are willing to
authoritatively defend your point of view might be
interesting or even laudable in some contexts, but here
it strikes me as amusing, somewhat like watching someone
try to catch clouds with a butterfly net.

For the benefit of our studio audience I will point out
that little is to be gained either by continuing to fight
battles that you've already won (I conceded in my previous
message that the US is not in danger of nuclear disaster
due to terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant)...

 > If you wish, and give me your mailing address, I will send
 > you a copy of the original article to which I referred.
 > I haven't searched for it on the net, I just subscribe to
 > SCIENCE, and you may not be able to get it yet on the net.
 > ...

... or by continuing to fight battles you can't win (I do
NOT want to read the original article, much less any
upcoming expansions on it).  You've led this horse to
water, and she's not drinking.  Sometimes that's the way
it goes.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled program.
Somebody was saying something interesting about smallpox
and cryonics....
-- 
May you live long and prosper,
Kennita
--
Kennita Watson          | Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
     |   None but ourselves can free our minds.
http://www.kennita.com  |           -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"

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