RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] I'm in the Missourian

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, McNutt, Justin M. wrote:

> By contrast, why I have found is that Mike's arguments tend toward the
> following:
>
> "So what you're saying is <gross exaggeration of what you said>"
> "That's exactly the kind of thing that a <attack the speaker>"
> "You obviously don't know what you're talking about"
> "You're wrong, and furthermore, <insert entirely new topic>"

If you could show me two examples where I did that you'd have a case.  If 
you could show one example you'd have a little bit of credibility.

More to the point, you've recommended more than once that no one read any 
of my messages because they are never of any value, but most of my 
messages aren't arguments at all.


> It's to the point that I have considered unsubscribing several times, 
> but haven't just because I'm too lazy to actually do it

It's here:

http://mlug.missouri.edu/mailman/options/discussion


> But it's so old and constant an issue that it doesn't even make me angry 
> any more.  It just makes me sad.  But it is what it is.  I can't change 
> it, but I don't have to suffer from it, and I won't sugar-coat it just 
> because it isn't nice.  He's pushed me much too far to deserve that sort 
> of consideration.

Some day I'll have to look back and find out what it was that set Justin 
off.  From my experience, strong negative reactions to me are always from 
people who are bothered by something I said about religion.  It's always 
religion, not other topics.  Justin is a convert to Islam, but I don't 
think I've said anything particularly negative about Islam even though I 
am obviously not a fan of any mystical belief system.

Mike

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