From: theBeaver@nowhere.com   
      
   David V. wrote:   
   > theBeaver wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Personal attack this is not   
   >   
   > It is an ad hominem in that you are attacking a person instead of   
   > addressing the topic. I am not the topic.   
   >   
      
   You missed the point completely!  YOU ARE THE TOPIC!  Therefore this was   
   NOT "Argumentum ad hominem"!  The new topic is your rude attacks on   
   well-meaning people.  Contrast your sarcasm with ralph's response:   
      
   ====================   
   Welcome, Evelyn. I hope that you may find something of value here - we   
   do have occasional flashes!   
      
   (Evelyn) > I recently came across a copy of "Humanist" magazine and   
   loved everything I read there, which then led to me to subscribe to the   
   magazine and subequently to search for discussion groups on the subject.   
      It seems I have found a group of folks who think much as I do!   
      
   A lot of humanists find Buddhism the most acceptable of the major   
   religions. It has no god, a reputation for peacefulness, and the Dalai   
   Lama writes sympathetically. I could be persuaded that the world would   
   be a happier place if everyone had followed the Buddha's teachings -   
   but, of course, we would still be living in ways which the Buddha would   
   recognise.   
   ====================   
      
   Since my point is your persistent rudeness, you're wasting your time in   
   quoting the definition of argumentum ad hominem.  You are the poison in   
   the well (humanism).  Now one last chance to admit that this is you:   
      
   http://www.thellamaranch.com/ylr_dave.html   
      
   and that there is truth my previous statement:   
      
   It is interesting to discover that David J. Vorous, aka "Mountain Man",   
   aka "David V.", recovered alcoholic, "dave@snakebite.com", former   
   Yosemite Park ranger and current llama rancher, would be denying his own   
   identity.  Next time you indulge in your name-calling, especially   
   calling someone a liar, please keep that in mind.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)