Re: MD Quality and the Nuremberg-Tokyo Tribunals

From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Mon May 02 2005 - 04:30:30 BST

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    On 2 May 2005 at 10:18, ian glendinning wrote:

    "I'd strongly recommend MoQ-Discuss isn't used for historical,
    macro-level (low-quality) political debate, because I believe we're
    very unlikely to make any porogress relating it to (any) philosophy"

    msh:
    Well, I've had too many valuable political discussions, on this list
    and elsewhere in life, to agree that political debate of any kind is
    low-quality, if that is what you are saying. If all parties in a
    discussion, whether or not it's political, are willing to evaluate
    evidence and argument presented to them, and in turn present evidence
    and argument in defense of their positions, the results can be very
    high-quality indeed. Minds can be changed through sincere political
    discussion; it's happened to me, and I've seen it happen to hundreds
    of others in my life.

    ian:
    I already know Platt talks 99% twaddle, and I can't see you changing
    his mind. In fact, like Dawkins, by protesting so much you run the
    risk of painting yourself into the opposite extreme corner. Which
    would be sad.

    msh:
    Here I agree with you 100%, and will take your advice to heart. No
    more wasted effort on lost causes.

    Thanks,
    Mark Steven Heyman (msh)

    PS - What do you think of the Vonnegut quote, below?

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