As I read your posts, Sirs, I'm beginning to understand you. ........................................................BSB
You don't do criticism very well, ...
(I'm trying, Plane. I don't see how placating B's erroneous proclamations is raising the tone however. Any suggestions?)
Well, there is a trick to it.
He thinks you are wrong equally to your thinking he is wrong.
This is how it is when you are actually wrong , when he is actually wrong and when you are both actually wrong, three conditions that are equally likely if the subject is randomly chosen.
"Everybody is ignorant , only on diffrent subjects." - Will Rodgers
Being wrong is the Human condition, intermittantly we are all wrong , sometimes while supremely confident that we are right.
When someone says you are wrong , it often sounds like a personal attack, but it need not be accepted so.
I don't have as a goal causation of ephipany in people who are quite convinced opposite to my opiniion, that is an unreasonable expectation...
but ,...
An argument can still be fun, present your argument as if there were a large audience, not just the opposite party, but nutral partys also, once in a while this is even true.
When your best arguement is rejected by your debate opponent , you can consider that normal, but it is still out there> presented < and it can be crafted such that you are proud of it even if you are the only earthling to understand its excellence.
