Hi Rick:
> PLATT:
> > An example of switching the rules to suit one's purpose was given by Rick
> > when in one instance he insisted we pay attention to what Pirsig said
> > EXPLICITLY (yes, he used caps) and in another instance to what Pirsig
> > IMPLIED (my caps) with "beautifully subtle rhetoric."
>
> RICK:
> Wow Platt... You sure are a sloppy reader.... If you would read more
> carefully you would have noticed that I actually wrote, "... Pirsig is
> EXPLICITLY pointing out that the deductions in the subsequent lines are
> only 'absolute' if one has already pre-assumed the principles of the MOQ."
> I guess I can't count on you to notice words that I don't put in caps???
Oh I noticed it all right. It proves my point. To bolster your arguments
you will use Pirsig's "explicit" statements or his "subtle rhetoric"
(implicit, implied statements), depending on which suits your purpose.
A neat trick. I'm learning.
> Now, would you care to respond to the merits of my argument? Or is
> misquoting text the extent of your talents?
Let's see. How can I wind this up with the required insult? How about,
"If you'll stop telling lies about me, I'll stop telling the truth about you."
Well, not too good I admit. But after all, I'm just a beginner. (-:
Platt
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