[MD] Flying Spagetti Monsters

[ian glendinning]

And political correctness is when something "political" (see above) is
taken to be fundamentally correct, usually as Arlo point out, when set
up as a rhetorical straw man against someone in a competitive argument
... the pointless kind of argument.

Ian

On 9/27/06, ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com> wrote:
> Platt said....
> "Political" indicates some government body would decide ...
>
> Er, no Platt, political means as a matter of policy (contingent
> pragmatism as opposed to dogma or authority). Your definition is one
> of paranoia. Doh.
>
> Ian
>
> On 9/27/06, Platt Holden <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
> > Jos from the UK writes:
> >
> > If we called it (PC) "political accuracy" instead does it make it more
> > palatable?
> >
> > Platt
> > No. "Political" indicates some government body would decide what is
> > accurate and what isn't. That's the last thing free people would
> > accept.
> >
> > Jos:
> > . . . teams work better than individuals . . .
> >
> > Platt
> > Einstein, Beethoven, Rembrandt and thousands of others throughout
> > history disprove your belief.
> >
> > Jos
> > What is the difference between working within constraints imposed by
> > society and working within constraints imposed by biology or logic?
> >
> > Platt
> > Social constraints can be disobeyed and are subject to change.
> > Biological constraints are not. Nor are logical constraints if you
> > expect to convince those who think rationally rather than emotionally.
> >
> >
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