On Tue, 20 May 2008 22:43:46 GMT, PaPaPeng <PaPaPeng@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Tue, 20 May 2008 23:32:30 +0700, Good soldier
><Decypher_address@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>You seem to feel that truth is a variable that can be changed,
>>depending on what you think about the subject. I feel that truth is
>>fixed and unchangeable.
>>
>>Altering the truth or lying, as it is also known, is a
>>counter-productive policy. One always gets caught. I could write, for
>>example, that the junta is holding public executions in the town
>>square on the first Wednesday of each month - a complete fabrication.
>>And sure enough, someone would respond that they were there last
>>Wednesday and there was no execution. Immediate loss of credibility.
>>
>>No, I prefer to write about what I have seen or what I have heard
>>(from reputable witnesses) or sometime read in a creditable book. Not
>>make up some derogatory foolishness simply to defame someone.
>
>
>Despite being of an age (64 yrs) when most people would have acquired
>some wisdom and have mellowed into a more tolerant member of humankind
>our Jimbo never developed beyond his freshman glory days as an anti
>Vietnam War protestor who never served in Vietnam. Aka he did so from
>the comfort of his dorm room. I believe you have already found how
>futile it is to write as if jim is open to any view than his own
>twisted one. When someone's mental and emotional development is that
>delayed a merciful way to deal with his condition is to grade his
>posts as one would an undergrad essay assignment. On a scale of 5 I
>would give him 5 for grammar, 2 for effort and zero for content. In
>more than 20 years of SCC posts Jim makes no effort to update his
>writings to take into account new information and new developments
>that better define the truth. It would be a miracle to find anyone
>other than himself who would agree with anything Jim puts to print.
>He regurgitates variations of the same old nonsense. In any other
>situation that would be called vomit.
Thank you for the information. I had thought I was communicating with
a normal, rational, individual, however, apparently that is not the
case.
If, as you say, the guy is a starry eyed tree hugger, anti-war, don;t
kill the whales, do gooder then there is no helping him.
I shall take that into consideration when reading his posts.
Cheers,
schweik
(Correct Address is goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)
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