(May 24, 2015 at 1:20 pm)robvalue Wrote: I'm happy to discuss, but I don't know what your point is. You're saying everyone should own up to being fallible? I totally agree. There's nothing more frustrating than debating someone who literally says they can't be wrong about something.
I am an atheist. I am also a human being. I try to make logical arguments without throwing in ad hominem. I think in most cases I succeed. As much as I admire the fictional character Spock and his fictional species of Vulcans, I am no Vulcan. I get emotional sometimes. I have little patience for nonsense and willful ignorance. Sometimes I cuss like a sailor when I am really pissed off. When I am right and I know it I back it up with facts. If I am wrong about something and it is either pointed out to me or I realize I committed an error, I man up and admit it and correct myself. If I don't know anything for certain I either say so or not say anything. Some things I do not take personal, other things I may take personal. Just depends on what it is and if it is worth replying to. I can be an ass without meaning to be one. If I am an ass to anyone, just call me out on it. I don't mind.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."--Thomas Jefferson
