On 6/19/04 12:23 PM, "libertarian" <libertarian(a)myway.com> wrote:
--- On Tue 06/15, phil hunt < zen19725(a)zen.co.uk > wrote:
I've never come across him on the Wikipedia
either, but judging
from his writing style, I would tend to side with anyone he's in
disagreement with [because it is style and not substance that
matters.]
This is what separates the Bubbas from those who understand academic rigor.
The Bubbas go by style and get carried away by smooth-talkers.
Hey, I insist that the sun does not go round the earth. Now clearly, phil
insists that the sun goes round the earth. How idiotic! This is the same
mentality that has made Wikipedia into a substandard resource full of factual
errors and propaganda.
You drew an incorrect conclusion here. Phil said that he "would tend to side
with anyone he's in disagreement with". Noone is in disagreement with you
that the sun does not go round the earth. Your conclusion that "phil insists
that the sun goes round the earth" is therefore incorrect. Some might even
say "idiotic".
Please don't draw fallacious conclusions and then insult people based on
such incorrect grounds.
Actually, the whole sun-earth-orbit question is a good starting point for
understanding the important physical concept of frames of reference, but
that's a digression for another time.