Comments on: http://tmberwolff.com/wordpress/?p=414 Proof that my head is directly connected to the internet Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:24:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rich http://tmberwolff.com/wordpress/?p=414&cpage=1#comment-133 Rich Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:09:00 +0000 http://tmberwolff.com/wordpress/?p=414#comment-133 it's interesting; the things you find when browsing back through the mists of time in a blog you haven't read in a really ... really long while.<br/><br/>the frustrating part of your tormentors argument is common, on the list of major logical fallacies, and has a name; in Latin, no less.<br/><br/>ad hominem it’s interesting; the things you find when browsing back through the mists of time in a blog you haven’t read in a really … really long while.

the frustrating part of your tormentors argument is common, on the list of major logical fallacies, and has a name; in Latin, no less.

ad hominem

]]> By: Random http://tmberwolff.com/wordpress/?p=414&cpage=1#comment-130 Random Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:04:00 +0000 http://tmberwolff.com/wordpress/?p=414#comment-130 you know... i'm replying to both entries here because i'm lazy.<br/><br/>first point: there are fundamentalists of every flavor. people who honestly believe that not only do they have the right idea, but also that EVERYONE needs to have the same idea. or else.<br/><br/>you name me a topic, i can find someone who is fanatic and unbending about it. promise. and these people deserve the same reaction, no matter if they're rabid PETA members or religious/anti-religious zealots or eco-nazis or whatever.<br/><br/>repeat after me: "ok, sugar-dumplin. *pat on head*"<br/><br/>it's impossible to change the mind of someone who is so invested in their high-held belief that they are willing to demean you in order to make themselves feel more secure about it. it's also impossible to have a conversation with them on anything resembling that subject. so the best thing to do is just brush it off and keep going.<br/><br/>as for mississippi... i'm sure that eudora welty, jim henson, fred smith, bob pittman, and many others would be amused to hear that they're all inbred morons. fred smith would probably laugh, then order another glass of $1billion dollar champagne to feed to his dog or something. <br/><br/>of course, we claim faulkner, too. so, i guess that evens out... ;) you know… i’m replying to both entries here because i’m lazy.

first point: there are fundamentalists of every flavor. people who honestly believe that not only do they have the right idea, but also that EVERYONE needs to have the same idea. or else.

you name me a topic, i can find someone who is fanatic and unbending about it. promise. and these people deserve the same reaction, no matter if they’re rabid PETA members or religious/anti-religious zealots or eco-nazis or whatever.

repeat after me: “ok, sugar-dumplin. *pat on head*”

it’s impossible to change the mind of someone who is so invested in their high-held belief that they are willing to demean you in order to make themselves feel more secure about it. it’s also impossible to have a conversation with them on anything resembling that subject. so the best thing to do is just brush it off and keep going.

as for mississippi… i’m sure that eudora welty, jim henson, fred smith, bob pittman, and many others would be amused to hear that they’re all inbred morons. fred smith would probably laugh, then order another glass of $1billion dollar champagne to feed to his dog or something.

of course, we claim faulkner, too. so, i guess that evens out… ;)

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