Personally, I do not care if someone is a 9 year old Bangladeshi transsexual in a wheelchair with a third ear... if their words and ideas have merit, then LISTEN!!!! The ad hominem nonsense is just a ploy to allow one to stop thinking rather than rebutting ideas that they are unwilling or incapable of rebutting. Try focusing on the IDEAS rather than the PERSON, and one might do themselves a favor.
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>> “The ad hominem nonsense is just a ploy to allow one to stop thinking rather than rebutting ideas that they are unwilling or incapable of rebutting.” <<
Profundo!
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Yes, I’m a fake elitist. I’ve been found out.
Well said post.