"But when you ask a question and someone provides an answer you don't like, showing why that answer is wrong can sometimes be more effective than simply asserting that you don't buy it"

..and I did..

Comment author: TheOtherDave 08 November 2013 02:53:59PM 0 points [-]

Indeed. And?

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 08 November 2013 02:56:16PM 0 points [-]

If you don't want someone to put up an argument, don't ask t for it.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 08 November 2013 03:04:28PM 0 points [-]

I agree completely.
Had I known in advance the quality of argument you would put up, I would not have wanted you to put it up, and would not have asked for one, in full compliance with this maxim.
Lacking prescience, I didn't know in advance, so I did want an argument, and I did ask for one, which fails to violate this maxim.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 08 November 2013 03:38:42PM 0 points [-]

I'm afraid I have developed a sudden cognitive deficit that prevents me from understanding anything you are saying. I have also forgotten all the claims I have made, and what this discussion is about.

In short, I'm tapping out.

Comment author: HalMorris 08 November 2013 03:46:17PM 0 points [-]

You wanted an argument? Sorry this is "Insults". Go down the hall and to the left. Monty Python (to my best recollection)

Comment author: TheOtherDave 08 November 2013 04:12:29PM 0 points [-]

You want 12A, just along the corridor

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 07 November 2013 09:38:07PM 1 point [-]

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