On 14 Sep 2002 at 5:09, Kalkor wrote:
> [Joe]
> I simply cannot believe
>
> [Kalkor]
> When did we abandon rational cognition and start in on the belief?
>
I said that I COULD NOT believe, not that I DID; the reason being a
lack of evidence to support such a belief (which would render it not a
belief, but provisional knowledge).
>
> [Joe]
> Thus, obviously, Hermit is insane, either constitutionally, or as a
> result of a deep-seated visceral hatred of the US
>
> [Kalkor]
> False dilemma? No other possible explanations eh? Maybe he 'believes'
> what the garden gnomes tell him? That would provide a third
> alternative would it not?
>
Not many sane people listen to garden gnomes.
>
> The worst part about this whole thing, joe, is that I agree with you
> almost 100% as far as "we should basically go in there and wipe the
> bastard out" (to paraphrase badly).
>
> Because I'm disgusted by the behavior of almost every single one of my
> fellow virians... FAR FAR too long ago, in this general thread, you
> invoked Godwin's Law. At which point this ceased to be a forum with
> even the slightest value.
>
Godwin's Law only applies where the parallels are not manifest; I see
the parallels between the European fascist Hitler and the Arabian
fascist Saddam (and, I might add, the Serbian fascist Milosevich) as too
obvious to ignore, like an elephant in the room whose very presence
demands that we address it.
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