SolitaryWalker
Tenured roisterer
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ah, gotcha.
but yeah, i don't think banning is the best course of action in this case. bluewing does have redeeming qualities. his more abrasive qualities i suppose are just part and parcel and can be curbed by say, moving threads like this to a section labeled "flame bait" or "useless but funny." his threads having prime space in the main sections of the site are in effect partially legitimizing what he has to say. that combined with his unusually elloquent style sort of reinforce how much weight people give to what he says. if, however, this type of his stuff were explicitly labeled as "trash" or "flame bait" then i don't think people would find his ramblings so offensive or take him so seriously.
that's what i think at least.
I think the arguments are indeed substantial. The emotional reaction (flame bait) was not relevant to the arguments made. It is a problem with the reader, and not what is read. (Namely their propensity to make value judgments where they do not belong, hence reinforces my argument concerning the need to avoid the use of 'Feeling' in rational discourse)
So far those who have said my claims were unsound have not backed this claim up with argument, and the few who have attempted to, misunderstood the text. Just like you did last time. I invite you to try again, this time after a more careful reading of the text.
full of non sequiturs, false dichotimites and the like. just an overall feeling i have regarding his arguments
This is likely the reason why you keep on misinterpreting, as you go by an 'overall feeling' and not careful analysis of what is written.
I don't see any dichotomies or non-sequitars, as Samuel earlier mentioned, you're providing anecdotal support for my claims by relying on 'Feeling' when dealing with my posts and in effect making errors that I argue are results of the use of Feeling in rational discourse.