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|    Re: Ancient Mediterranean seawall first     |
|    20 Dec 19 16:41:04    |
      One poster mused:              >> > That part of the world is geologically complex. It is not clear from       >> > the article that tectonic movements have not been a factor.       >>       >> Special pleading does not serve well.       >       Another poster waving hands and stomping foot demands attention:              >Noting that the evidence is equivocal isn't special pleading,       >you moron. Get yourself an education.              Definition; special pleading :              * unexplained claims of exemption from principles commonly thought relevant       to the subject matter              def        Example: I'm not relying on faith in small probabilities here.       These are slot machines, not roulette wheels. They are different.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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