[MD] Chance v. Dynamic Quality
Platt Holden
plattholden at gmail.com
Sun Mar 22 10:02:20 PDT 2009
> [Platt]
> Anyone who wants to can research the archives to see how you mock,
> demonize
> and try to marginalize those who disagree with your views.
>
> [Arlo]
> Not true. Let them check. I have no qualms. What I mock and demonize are
> moronic statements. And you're giving me quite a few here.
[Pirsig]
"To say that a comment is 'stupid' (moronic) is to imply that the person
who makes it is stupid (moronic). This is the 'ad hominem argument' meaning
'to the person.' Logically it is irrelevant . . . (But) but the MOQ allows
one to go deeper . . . It says the ad hominem argument is a form of evil."
(LC, note 140, parens added).
Case closed.
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