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Old Oct 13, 2004, 03:21 pm   #3 (permalink) (top)
m5lange1
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Inquisitor,
You are being a very good sport through all of this.
I hope I do not sound condescending but, in light of your apparent desire for honest critique, here are some suggestions.

1. Avoid using absolute words like "all", "every", "always" etc.. It forces you into comapritive defense and distracts from your message. In nearly all (notice the avoidnece of saying every ) cases absolutes are impossible to prove.

2. If you demand a specific type of evidence for proof of something be absolutely sure you have that type of proof available for your own claims.

3. Be wary of depending on published opinions as proof. Liars and buffoons get published too. There usually has to be some statement of credibility for a person if you are referring only to an opinion rather than gathered stats. For example, as I pointed out above, if your premise is that Jews are pathological liars, it does not do you much good to use them for a source.

4. Question your own sources. Ask yourself if you would believe that if it were information against your beliefs. For example, linking to a site that shows Jews are prone to certain deseases does not necessaryly lead to proof of genetic inferiority since it can be done for almost any ethniticy that exists. My wife is professor of medicine and she teaches genetics.

This is meant as friendly advice, not a criticism (I did enough of that above).


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