In Reply to: Re: You missed my point, Steve. posted by alan m. kafton on July 26, 2003 at 12:43:31:
Fine and dandy about the "rules" being different. There is still no excuse nor reason for some in either camp to be rude and discourteous to others, and especially to jeer, heckle, or mock. None of that perjorative behaviour contributes to our pursuit of knowledge. In fact, just the opposite....such behaviour is a discouragement to meaningful discussion, as has been shown repeatedly on these and other forums. And some of the brighter minds have simply left the building. We are all the sorrier for it.I get your point. And I agree.
The point I was making is how can we possibly achieve the goals you speak of as long as there are those who view any sort of questioning, challenging or even simple disagreement as nothing short of a personal attack? As long as there's such an intolerance of any sort of questioning or disagreement, I don't see there being any hope of achieving those goals.
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- Re: You missed my point, Steve. - Steve Eddy 13:59:53 07/26/03 (0)