XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.philosophy.taoism, alt.philosophy.zen   
   From: wudao@wuji.net   
      
   Wilson wrote:   
   >On 10/11/2016 10:37 PM, dagnabit wrote:   
   >> "Nobody in Particular"  wrote in message ...   
   >> On 10/11/2016 6:29 PM, Ummmmmmm wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> A weird technique of conversation you have - you make up things i never   
   >>> said, and then argue against them as if I'm likely to defend them.   
   >>>   
   >>> You're having a conversation with yourself.   
   >>> Isn't this what is meant by 'straw dogs'?   
   >>   
   >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man   
   >>   
   >> straw dogs is when the dog barks at nothing   
   >   
   >Straw dogs don't bark.   
      
   Scarecrows are unafraid of the dark.   
      
   Xuan xue is another story.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanxue   
      
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