(August 21, 2015 at 11:29 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: I think sometimes people of vastly different opinions hit an impasse where continued conversation would just be going around and around the bush. I think in those cases it's okay to not answer. You could post that things are getting redundant, but why bother?
Or perhaps the person has something personal going on in their lives that made them forget about the conversation.
There are a myriad of reasons why someone might not reply, and it's good to remember that continuing a conversation on an internet forum is often way down the list when a person is considering their priorities.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell