X-Message-Number: 28452
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:55:45 -0600
From: "Anthony ." <>
Subject: right to reply

Keith Henson wrote:

> There is a point in responding to the clueless a few times, sometimes they
> are only ignorant and benefit from instruction and sometimes going over
> basics is useful for the silent lurkers.

Funny how you take John Egg's word for my "cluelessness".

We have a disagreement over what "genetic drift" is. As I understand
it, it is not an uncontroversial concept. But this discussion is a
result of an unedited remark I originally made about language which
JCK seized on because he couldn't explain "memes".

> But after a few exchanges you can spot dishonest trolls when it becomes
> clear they are just after responses and don't (for example) read the
> literature you point them too.

Sometimes dialogue is more useful than reading webpages - this is why
people attend forums, blogs, and mailing-lists. Reading your links
isn't my highest priority (dialogue with cryonicists is a bit higher)
because "memetics" seems a bit of a waste of time - though I intend to
get to it.

But will you read the sources I point you to? Probably not. Have you
even read the complete exchanges between me and Johnny? Probably not.
So why are you complaining? Neither of us are currently reading
anything the other suggests - which also makes you a dishonest troll
by your definition.

Anthony

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