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Posted by dorayme on 03/06/06 23:27
In article
<1141648671.966511.273830@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
"Travis Newbury" <TravisNewbury@hotmail.com> wrote:
> dorayme wrote:
> > > > Atlantic in your Ocean Steamer?...
> > > Analogies are pretty stupid as you can make one up that supports any
> > > side to any argument. How about facts? Can you not support your
> > > argument using facts?
> > Well, hang on there Travis....
> > You can see the point of an analogy in a way that you cannot see
> > the point of a fact.
>
> Sorry dorayme, I disagee. If both you and I can take the same fact,
> and use a different analogy to help someone see a fact the way we want
> them to see it, then how does that help?
>
> A fact is a fact. One does not need to explain it using something
> completely unrelated.
.... oh and I forgot to add that it is exquisite that a former
Bush voter should so love facts, not because Bush gets his right,
but rather because it shows a propensity of The Right.
(I can't explain this further here because I cannot risk Steve
Pugh asking me what I am on again... see what he said to me 18
years ago!)
You remind me of Dr. Johnson in your liking facts:
http://www.samueljohnson.com/refutati.html
:)
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dorayme
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