(August 25, 2015 at 2:55 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote:Quote:You see the scenario of a baby growing in the wrong place, and a person connected to another person contracting a disease, as the same thing as an insane person running after you with a knife, or repeatedly bashing your head into a wall, or shooting at you, or whatever example you want to use. I cannot understand your view that these scenarios are the same, anymore than you can understand my views that they are different. It just is what it is.
Wow, hello Mr. Strawman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
And, yes, I intend the above statement to be read condescendingly because you are absolutely misrepresenting my position in a dishonest fashion and I'm a little pissed off about it right now. If you want to stop replying to me after this, so be it, but if I can appeal to your sense of honesty, may I ask you to at least finish reading this post before you blow me off:
I have NEVER said that I see "an insane person running after you with a knife, or repeatedly bashing your head into a wall, or shooting at you, or whatever" as the same as an ectopic pregnancy. YOU are the one who has been using examples of "insane people" running around with knives and guns and bashing heads against walls.
Let's review the sorts of things I have posted about, shall we? I'll even do the work for you:
(Formatting doesn't copy so follow the link to see the original, formatted post; bolding of the quotes here is for my emphasis in this post)
From Post #503
I did not realize I was straw manning you, and honestly gathered that you saw the 2 scenarios as equivalent. For that, I apologize. People here have straw manned me many times, but I never answer back with assuming they realize they're doing it, accuse them of doing it on purpose, and then proceed to talk down to them.
I guess this means our conversation is over.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh