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Dan,
You wrote:
"You have no monopoly on the truth, and everyone on here has an equal right to express their opinions. If you can't find a way to correct someone's factual misconceptions without calling them ignorant, you're not trying hard enough."
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Yes, everyone has a right to express their opinions, but I'm not taking issue with opinions. I'm taking issue with incorrect statments that are presented as fact. Note the difference.
When I cite ignorance on the part of another poster, it is because they are in fact ignorant about the issue they are then discussing. Citing ignorance is not an insult as you mistakenly believe. Ignorance is simply a lack of sufficient knowledge about a subject. We all have ignorance about many things.
If I were to say that aerodynamics has nothing to do with automobile design, it would be ignorance. Someone who knows that aerodynamics has much to do with automobile design should rightly come along and correct my false statements. What about this don't you get?
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You wrote:
"I appreciate what you've had to say on this topic, but I appreciate what other people have had to say, too. I would rather have people feel comfortable about expressing themselves than to have them feel like they were risking being slapped down. The basis of dialog is mutual trust and respect."
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Fine. Now why should I not rather people know what they're talking about when they present information as fact? Don't you have a problem with the dissemination of false information? There is a difference between correction and oppression. I'll ask you not to accuse me of one when I'm simply engaging in the other, thank you.
Kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
zone 8, Texas
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