(September 29, 2013 at 8:07 am)Jiggerj Wrote: If I ever find myself debating any topic outside of the internet, I want to know that, even if my position is wrong, I came away with the respect of my audience.
What if being treated like a doormat and a refusal to stand up for yourself isn't what your audience respects?
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