[MD] Case's Answer to Marsha

[david buchanan]

Jeez, Dave, I only asked you to explain a series assertions, ones you made. 
What is up with you religious types? Why does it seem you always freak out 
over skeptical questions? What's with all the snippy evasions? You deleted a 
bunch of good questions and focused on my parody of your ad hominem style of 
debate. Even worse, you treated it as if it weren't a parody. I don't know 
if you were pretending not to get my point or just ignoring it or what....

dmb had said:
Feel free to make a case to the contrary, but the validity of the point is 
unrelated to my emotional dispositions. ...And you only believe in god 
because dad never loved you. All those cracks about what bothers me should 
be dismissed because you're a neurotic mess and so nothing you say has any 
validity. Or is it the other way around?

DM replied:
Damn it I think you're right. I think I might just be trying to get you to 
love me. Is it working? Can I tie you to the whipping post and sing you some 
Frank Zappa or worse, read you my poetry?

dmb now says:
I know that it kills a joke to break it down or otherwise explain it, but 
apparently that's what I must do. (Good god, I love Sarha Silverman!) See, 
first I make the point that one's emotional dispositions are not relevant to 
the intellectual validity of an argument. Then I say such personal attacks 
should be dismissed on the basis of a personal attack. See what I did there? 
See how I changed directions there? I performed the act even as I condemned 
it. Am I clever and hilarous, or what? Anyway, as if you need to be 
instructed as to the workings of humor, my response to DM was not a personal 
attack. It was a joke about his use of that tactic. The point being, of 
course, was to put those illegitimate arguments on full display. I'd hoped 
to make my point with humor.

And what's DM's reaction? He invites me to an S&M Zappa party. What the hell 
does that mean? I do not understand how your mind works, Dave. And, 
apparently, you get real pissed off when I ask.

Maybe you'll do me a favor. First, find a quiet spot and have a cup of 
herbal tea. Or maybe some whiskey, whatever works for you. When you're 
feeling good, take a shot at answering my cluster of questions (about your 
remarks) with some some clarity and sincerity.

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