[MD] Taking Words Seriously

[Matt Kundert]

Hi Dave,

DMB said:
So, basically, you just resent the idea that I could "teach" you 
anything. You feel humiliated by the suggestion that somebody might 
understand something you don't. Okay, but I think that's a personal 
problem, a matter of self-esteem, and it has very little to do with 
philosophy or anyone's rhetorical style.

Matt:
Heh, yeah, that's it.

I do want to say that I think there's a difference between the 
rhetorical presentation of a kindergarten teacher and a university 
professor, and between them and my peers and my friends, who I 
am constantly learning from.  In fact, I'd like to think I learn, and am 
open to learning, from people that don't even think of themselves as 
teachers or even as knowing or understanding something.

I'd like to think that, particularly in this latest of our series of 
exchanges, that I tried avoid discussion of what I still consider to be 
your bad writing and style of communication, and focused on just the 
content, as you always asked.  But I couldn't understand what you 
were doing, what you were taking issue with in my content, nor what 
the purpose of your content was.  Not till the end did it become 
apparent that we were just not meant to be conversation partners.

Thanks again for trying,

Matt