Posted by finelinebob on September 3, 2006, at 22:15:15 [reposted on September 16, 2006, at 9:25:22 | original URL]
In reply to Lou's response to aspects of flb's post, posted by Lou Pilder on September 3, 2006, at 5:25:37
> Friends,
> It is writen here,[...{2 2=5}..]
> Then it is written,[...a false statement is not civil...].
> The grammatical structure of the post could lead one to believe ...Which proves my point on the context and intent of statements, in that I stated rather explicitly that the post was not about the author or the content of its post but about a logical proposition which any of us could have made, even Dr. Hsiung. My comments were taken out of their stated context and appropriated for a purpose contrary to my stated intent, to wit:
A false statement is uncivil.
2 2=5 is a false statement.
Therefore, 2 2=5 is uncivil.The fact that a logical statement of the form (All A are B) was made is relevant. (All A are B) requires only one instance where (A is not B) to indicate that it is a logical fallacy. The author of the original proposition is irrelevant to the fallacy of the statement. The FAQ's qualification of "knowingly false statements" is a clear indication that (a) intent does matter, and (b) it is possible to unintentionally, unwittingly make a mistake.
The grammatical structure of my previous post states quite clearly that neither the author nor the post containing the proposition were the subject of my post. We are all free to believe what we wish about any post by anybody, but again I say Civility begins at home. Anyone may rightfully take offense at any statement of anyone else on these boards, but it is incumbent upon the offended person to demonstrate intent within context of such a personal offense for it to qualify as being generally uncivil.
Otherwise, we are all guilty of incivility until proven innocent, and mistakes are irrelevant as to innocence.
poster:finelinebob
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