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Old Jul 21, 2006, 06:27 pm   #14 (permalink) (top)
Autolykos
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you are, in my opinion, devoid of ethical understanding." Would that be wrong?
Right or wrong, is it really necessary? Does it make your position stronger? Is it relevant to the debate?
I agree with Isherwood here. To call someone "devoid of ethical understanding", or any such similar term, may make one feel better about himself, but it does not constitute any sort of logical or factual proof against his opponent's argument(s). In other words, self-satisfaction has no place in debate. Debate is necessarily about logic and facts, not emotions.

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