From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Sun Jul 11 2004 - 15:53:15 BST
Hi all,
On 11 Jul 2004 at 2:30, Arlo J. Bensinger wrote:
But having to reclarify basic positions (favoring free-markets,
supporting wages being tied to labor practices, earning money is ok
it's just not the highest good, balance not socially regulated
uniformity...) because these positions did not seem to fall neatly
into a "modern capitalism" versus "evil" dichotomy was becoming
unenjoyable. The complete recasting of my comments on the Monomyth
was about as far as I could taket the reclarifying. It was
frustration, not disrespect. At least it was intended as such.
msh says:
I just want to say that respect needs to be mutual. When someone
spends a lot of time and thought in offering criticism of my
philosophical position, my respectful response would be to rebut the
criticism, or change my mind.
Here's how I put it in an earlier post re friend Vogel:
"At first, I reasoned with him. I showed him precisely why
it's fair to refer to his "religion" as racist. He offered no
rebuttal and instead launched a boiler-plate diatribe totally devoid
of original thought. Then he continued to tell everyone his religion
is not racist. If he neither responds to argument nor changes his
mind then he's not really interested in changing his mind. Which in
turn means he's using this forum to advance an indefensible agenda,
not for honest philosophical investigation. At that point, I see no
reason not to have some fun with him."
The idea here applies generally, I think.
Best to all,
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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