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Old 08-01-2009, 04:33 AM   #40 (permalink)
Carruthers
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Originally Posted by Bucho View Post
I loved what McNally had to say [...]
But I do like to get in an argument or two on the intardnet sometimes [...] and if they're any good they'll make me think about my own position in ways I might not have thought of before. And if they're not any good it's entertaining to watch them flail and rage impotently, so it's win-win.

And, like Junk said, if I give someone big-ups in an email or something, it's out of genuine appreciation. [...]
Which makes you either a scientist (you appreciate someone who can disprove what you say as making a positive contribution) or a grown-up (you don't believe yourself infallible).
But how do you respond when somebody agrees with you, without contributing anything new?
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