Re: MD Fox News and Logical Analysis

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Fri Aug 20 2004 - 22:48:00 BST

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    Platt .. the problem you're having here is applying simplistic syllogisms
    (classical scientific logical argument) to a complex, multi-level, human
    issue.
    (This, thus that, so the other, ipso facto, QED, etc.)
    You're never gonna see Arlo's emergent view if you stick with this old
    SOMist stuff.

    Ian Glendinning

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
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    Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:14 PM
    Subject: Re: MD Fox News and Logical Analysis

    > Arlo:
    >
    > > ??? You see the problem, right? Where in my post did I defend terrorist
    > > acts? You see how the dialogue is being manipulated??
    >
    > Manipulating the dialogue? Hardly. In the same post where you wrote the
    > above, you also wrote the following:
    >
    > > But, standing up and
    > > being honest and taking our share of blame and beginning to rectify the
    > > gross injustices we have committed there, I believe would be a grand
    first
    > > step in keeping the majority of the population in favor of peaceful
    > > co-existance with us.
    >
    > We're to blame for "gross injustices" and thus guilty of provoking
    > terrorism. So don't blame the terrorists. Our crimes justify their
    > murderous acts.
    >
    > That's defending terrorists.
    >
    > Platt
    >
    >
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