No, I haven't answered Bop's question yet. My main point, here and in many other posts, is that reasoned debate cannot thrive in a combative, stone-throwing, shit-shovelling environment. If
vm truly wanted to communicate his ideas and understand mine then his stone-throwing was a mistake and I can ask him to take it back. Likewise, if Bop has a reasoned point he wants to make, then he spoiled it by characterising this thread as a 'scab' that I keep picking. Which is it to him, scab or debate? I think it is fair to ask him to choose, and to accept the implications of that choice. I don't feel any responsibility to engage with him on his present, er ... 'scabby' terms.
You response to my own argument consisted of little more than diversionary tactics ...
I don't think so. I've told you that I don't understand your argument because it seems to rest on the notion that since
vm is a gracious host, I am obliged to swallow his
ad hominems. Asking you to explain is all I can do under these circumstances and I don't understand why you've passed over this request in silence. I'll ask again; why do you think it is wrong to criticise the
ad hominems of a gracious host?
... and it wasn't too long ago that you deliberately misquoted VM
I don't think I did. I think the accusation of 'misquoting' (livius called it 'misrepresenting') was another diversionary tactic to defend
vm against the charge of 'bad argument' without answering it.
Plus ca change ...
You've already shown that reasoning with you is a waste of time.
Have I? Where? Where has a reasoned response to something I've said, one not also heavily laced with irony and other shit,
being been a waste of time? Please show me!
Mick
You will post anything you can to keep the shit stirring, and you never hesitate to blow off any honest attempts to address your latest line of deceit. But now you want proper arguments? Frankly, you're not entitled to them. What you have been doing this whole time is nothing but an insult masquerading as a discussion. I'm just skipping the pretention. If you don't like the taste of semen, then don't suck dick.
This is just another nasty pile of shit, Brim!