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orthodoxymoron · 05-11-2009, 06:37 PM

For what it's worth...I sort of like passion in a discussion. I am enjoying the exchange. This is how truth is arrived at. In a sense...we are all engaged in self promotion. Regarding subject matter...when someone begins a thread...are they not inviting forum members to discuss 'their' material? Is a tangential digression always a bad thing? Could a new truth emerge from an intellectual head-on collision? I'd make a lousy moderator. I'd just hold the coats...and look the other way!

I continue to think that there should be some type of rating system...where what can be proven as absolute fact is rated at a different level than complete speculation. There is a place for both...but they must be clearly identified. Separating fact from fiction...or deliberate disinformation...is a fine art.

When I get angry...I don't call people reptilians...I call them wormholes!

05-11-2009, 06:37 PM	#42
orthodoxymoron Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lunar Base II Posts: 3,093	Re: Lets Play the Guessing Game, Round 2 For what it's worth...I sort of like passion in a discussion. I am enjoying the exchange. This is how truth is arrived at. In a sense...we are all engaged in self promotion. Regarding subject matter...when someone begins a thread...are they not inviting forum members to discuss 'their' material? Is a tangential digression always a bad thing? Could a new truth emerge from an intellectual head-on collision? I'd make a lousy moderator. I'd just hold the coats...and look the other way! I continue to think that there should be some type of rating system...where what can be proven as absolute fact is rated at a different level than complete speculation. There is a place for both...but they must be clearly identified. Separating fact from fiction...or deliberate disinformation...is a fine art. When I get angry...I don't call people reptilians...I call them wormholes!