From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 01 2005 - 05:12:56 BST
Mark,
I definitely agree with you.
The only slight variation (cf your conclusive chess example) is that
agreeing to disagree should be seen as temporary (unfinished business)
situation. A break to re-think may not be a bad thing, in fact it may
be a very good thing, but it is not a conclusion.
It does imply someone is "keeping score" though, in terms of
outstanding sticking points. I was actually trying to draft a post
about "rules of philosophic engagement", and this is an example, in
the meantime my jumbled thoughts are in my blog. We need to
distinguish arguments from meta-arguments.
Ian
PS, love the range of your below-signature quotes, where do you get em
all from ?
On 8/1/05, Mark Steven Heyman <markheyman@infoproconsulting.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> someone said:
> So, unless you want to go around again on this subject, our positions seem
> reasonably clear. That we disagree on some aspects is OK because as Sam
> reminds us, either one or both of us might be wrong. :-)
>
> msh 7-31-05:
> Or, more likely, one is right. And the one who isn't right,
> uninterested in re-shaping his rationally debunked opinion, just
> wants the discussion to end. Anyone who says "Let's agree to
> disagree" is really just asking to be allowed his fallacious opinion
> because he really, really wants to cling to it.
>
> I play a lot of online chess. One of the things required is that all
> players must agree that a disconnect equals a loss. It's obvious to
> me that a plea to "Agree to disagree" is just a way of disconnecting.
>
> Anyone agree? Or, should we agree to disagree?
>
>
> Best to all,
> Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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