It's been a long time since I was insulted. She called me "Peje". Wow...
I wasn't insulted because of being compared to him... no, I was insulted because I thought we were discussing as adults. There's a meme called Godwin's law. It comes from the Usenet. Applies to most situations. Arguing for a long time makes the probability of comparisons with Nazis or Hitler, 1. There, the custom is, whoever do that, automatically loses the argument. That's why I stopped right there. At Mexico, comparing with Nazis is a bit artificial, but who is there to "scare"? Yep, Peje. Or if you want the formal term, Argumentum ad hominem.
It's ok that you don't agree with me. Only, please, don't use such fallacies. Days ago I heard Savater saying, "the bad thing about postmodernism is the idea that any opinion is valid" (paraphrases mine). Truth isn't adquired if you use fallacies. Truthiness may be appealing to some. However, don't come to me with that.
PS Sorry if I offended someone by calling "discussing as adults". That came from the gut. This being an emotional place, I considered it best to keep it. My hope is that people will understand why I felt insulted.
I wasn't insulted because of being compared to him... no, I was insulted because I thought we were discussing as adults. There's a meme called Godwin's law. It comes from the Usenet. Applies to most situations. Arguing for a long time makes the probability of comparisons with Nazis or Hitler, 1. There, the custom is, whoever do that, automatically loses the argument. That's why I stopped right there. At Mexico, comparing with Nazis is a bit artificial, but who is there to "scare"? Yep, Peje. Or if you want the formal term, Argumentum ad hominem.
It's ok that you don't agree with me. Only, please, don't use such fallacies. Days ago I heard Savater saying, "the bad thing about postmodernism is the idea that any opinion is valid" (paraphrases mine). Truth isn't adquired if you use fallacies. Truthiness may be appealing to some. However, don't come to me with that.
PS Sorry if I offended someone by calling "discussing as adults". That came from the gut. This being an emotional place, I considered it best to keep it. My hope is that people will understand why I felt insulted.