5HC

Gerry Quinn · 05 Sep 2014, 10:20 · from 2014-September.txt.gz

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From: gerry at bindweed.com (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:20:05 +0100
Subject: (urth) 5HC
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On 04/09/2014 15:46, Lee wrote:
>> Richard Simon: I begin to weary of this...
> There are various tactics and strategies to win a debate. One is
> to wear down your opponent with stubbornness and win by attrition.
> Last word wins?
>

Perhaps there should be a rule in debate that logical objections to a 
thesis become invalid when the proponent tires of having them pointed 
out,  I fear it is unlikely to catch on in any circles still foolishly 
clinging to the concept that any given proposition may have greater or 
lesser truth value in its sphere of reference than any another, though.

- Gerry Quinn

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