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|    David Mitchell to hermes    |
|    Re: phone ring, bird, manners ...    |
|    05 Feb 07 08:51:05    |
      From: david@edenroad.demon.co.uk              On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:49:36 -0800, hermes wrote:              > David Mitchell wrote:       >> I'm trying to evangelise for rational thought and the scientific method,       >> and demonstrate how powerful they are when used in their domains, in the       >> hope that just a little will rub off on the more "mystical" posters in this       group.       >       > I was hoping for this answer. That's a most noble goal. I support you       > unconditionally about the first two lines. Rational thought is my       > flag, too.       >       > However, I think your strategy is not the best one. In my opinion, you       > could be [more] friendly, less aggressive, less insistent. More       > comprehensive.              Insistent? Certainly. Is that a bad thing? Who can say?       Aggressive? Do you _really_ think that? How odd.              > This way, people will have about you the right image: a       > calm, rational, coherent person. State your opinion, scientific facts       > you know about, give references whenever possible,              I do. Can I expect the same from you? And will you be asking the same of       all the other posters?              > Right now you give the impression of somebody who has       > nothing better to do at home and is replying to every message just to       > call everybody's attention on his person.              Actually, I'm pretty busy (and likely to get busier shortly); but I think       this is (just about) worth making time for.              --       =======================================================================       = David --- If you use Microsoft products, you will, inevitably, get       = Mitchell --- viruses, so please don't add me to your address book.       =======================================================================              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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