Too much focus on definitions?

[Wheezebucket]

Since I wrote the OP, I can safely say you misunderstood it. Nowhere did I say "except" on skeptic sites.

I basically said I've seen an over-emphasis on the importance of definitions shown on skeptic movement bulletin boards.

Me saying I've seen such things is not an extraordinary claim in the slightest.

Ok, but aren't you arguing that it's a bad thing? I'm so confused. Everytime someone has asked you a question to try and get you to expand, you've hounded some triviality and then completely ignored the point. I thought you were supposed to be arguing your case, not just wasting everyone's time.

What do you mean?

 

[CFLarsen]

If you don't have clear definitions, how do you know what you're arguing about?

Precisely.

I doubt you can get T'ai to answer that. He seeks confusion, not clarification.

 

[T'ai Chi]

What do you mean?

This was explained in the OP.

 

[Mercutio]

This was explained in the OP.

Which he refers to in his post. Come on.

 

[Tricky]

Which he refers to in his post. Come on.

And if you don't understand what he means, just look it up for yourself. You're too old for diapers, man.

 

[Wheezebucket]

This was explained in the OP.

It's like you have a special vision that filters out the relevant information of a discussion. I'll have to slink back into the shadows and hope someone more qualified than me can get something out of this. Or hope that someone shows me why I'm actually the dummy here, and tells me why. I'm just confused is all.

 

[Jeff Corey]

It's about time for kitty pictures.

 

[CFLarsen]

Ok, but aren't you arguing that it's a bad thing? I'm so confused. Everytime someone has asked you a question to try and get you to expand, you've hounded some triviality and then completely ignored the point. I thought you were supposed to be arguing your case, not just wasting everyone's time.[/B]

He does the exact same thing in this thread and in this thread.

All current ones, mind you, in which he tries very hard not to say what he means. When people get frustrated and ask him, repeatedly, he tries to describe it as if people would rather discuss persons (him) than the issues.

Can anyone spell "PATTERN"?

 

[CFLarsen]

It's about time for kitty pictures.

That's a dog.

I think.

 

[Jeff Corey]

You skeptics focus too much on definitions.

 

[Mercutio]

You skeptics focus too much on definitions.

That, too, is a dog.

 

[Hellbound]

That, too, is a dog.

But will it hunt?

 

[Kiless]

Hey, that's one of my old avatars!! That's the one that people didn't like because it's a sad doggy (made Eos protest and freaked out Kevin_Lowe - quite right too!). They're beautiful Chinese hunting dogs but very fragile and that one got burnt. Apparently was a regular winner of the 'most ugly dog ever' award.

 

[Steve]

That's a dog.

I think.

*waiting for T'ai Chi to dispute the definintion of dog.........*

 

[Jeff Corey]

Hey, that's one of my old avatars!! That's the one that people didn't like because it's a sad doggy (made Eos protest and freaked out Kevin_Lowe - quite right too!). They're beautiful Chinese hunting dogs but very fragile and that one got burnt. Apparently was a regular winner of the 'most ugly dog ever' award.

Sorry to say, Sam is an ex cat, er, dog. But here's a link to his better days...
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/30216/world's_ugliest_dog/

 

[CFLarsen]

Bumped for T'ai Chi.

 

[CFLarsen]

Bumped for T'ai Chi.