I agree but you can coat a turd with gold but its still just a turd.
Hey, I said a long time ago to Russ (I like to think I was the first one over at LC to invite him here) that I'd watch out for the conduct here.
So Scientologist, RELAX! We have been dealing with the vulgar elements of the CT'ers for so long that we ourselves have become vulgar in turn. While I and most here will probably disagree with Russ, he has started out in a gentlemanly way, and he definitely writes better than any CT'er (and a fair number of JREF'ers) we have previously encountered.
So let the man talk and if he posits truly wierd stuff, there will be ample time and place for the hob-nailed boots.
But if he wants a civil conversation, I for one will try and give it to him and call out anyone who tries to make messes on the debate floor.
In others words, as that renowned intellectual Mr. Archibald Bunker would have said, "Stifle It!!"
Russ;
I offered some advice to mr JDX, which was ignored. I pro-offer some of the same advice to you.
1. You will get a lot of posts in response to yours, and you may find it overwhelming. I would suggest you start thread(s) on a specific topic and present your evidence/reasoning and we'll try to stay on the single subject. Most threads here have ended up derailed due to muddy posts and insults, truth be told on both sides, or the same thing posted round-and-round (see Christophera's thread for an example (if you dare..

). Find a single subject for us to discuss and stick with it (and keep us on it).
2. One reason you are welcome and respected by those of us who played in the Loose Change playpen is that you seemed one of the few..well, adults, to be frank..that looked to be really interested in research and evidence. We value that here; we also disagree on the data and have more than a little expertise to challenge ideas. You may find ourself outnumbered, but hopefully by people as interested in learning as you are.
3. I also invite you to 'look around' the Forum. I am guessing that many of the things we don't like (Psy, dowsing, etc.) may also fit your POV. And if you see our community area, well, there are some damn decent and fine people in this Forum (something you may find hard to figure after LC, but look around). Now as for our Politics section....
What I am saying is that most CT'ers come to tilt at our 9-11 windmill but are not part of the overall community. I think it is possible to disagree vehemently on one topic and still maintain oneself in a civil way in other parts of the Forum. I hope you look at what else is going on and maybe decide to stick around, even if your arguments are left moot; we're always open to some class folks.
That's all.
Hutch