Comments on: More clues http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/2009/08/29/more-clues/ Loving this country enough to leave it / Loving this country enough to save it Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: platypusrex256 http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/2009/08/29/more-clues/comment-page-1/#comment-8579 platypusrex256 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:36:41 +0000 http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/?p=309#comment-8579 your blog is heavily philisophical and i appreciate that. i've been wondering lately how your thesis statements could be better supported by citations of current events and history. your blog is heavily philisophical and i appreciate that.

i’ve been wondering lately how your thesis statements could be better supported by citations of current events and history.

]]> By: C. Jeffery Small http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/2009/08/29/more-clues/comment-page-1/#comment-2625 C. Jeffery Small Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:51:35 +0000 http://www.goingjohngalt.org/blog/?p=309#comment-2625 John: I agree with you that protracted debates and flame wars are a waste of time when commenting on blogs, forums and other threads. However, my position is that it can be important to register at least one good response to articles or discussions that present a distorted view of facts. This leaves a record in place for any thinking person who later comes across that thread, letting them see that there is opposition to the original opinion, and another way of looking at the topic. You are never going to convince someone of you point of view if their mind is closed to considering a different perspective. But an open-minded person is always a different story, and it is the potential for connecting with that type of person that makes an effort in these situations worthwhile. Regards, -- C. Jeffery Small John:

I agree with you that protracted debates and flame wars are a waste of time when commenting on blogs, forums and other threads. However, my position is that it can be important to register at least one good response to articles or discussions that present a distorted view of facts. This leaves a record in place for any thinking person who later comes across that thread, letting them see that there is opposition to the original opinion, and another way of looking at the topic. You are never going to convince someone of you point of view if their mind is closed to considering a different perspective. But an open-minded person is always a different story, and it is the potential for connecting with that type of person that makes an effort in these situations worthwhile.

Regards,
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C. Jeffery Small

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