--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@...> wrote: >>I'm not really trying to convince anyone of this stuff (I've tried >>doing that before, on a automotive group, and it is an exercise in >>futility), but it is frustrating when it sounds like he's implying >>that because the decision is not easy, I can't be sure I have the >>correct answer. > > This is why I stated the conversation would be almost completely different > in person since we can't hear tones of voice in text. For example, in your > last sentence I am unsure if you mean you don't have the correct answer for > global warming or the correct answer for me. Yeah, that was unclear. "I can't be sure I have the correct answer" = "I couldn't possibly be sure that my position on the causes of global warming represents the truth of the matter". > By the way, I never imply. I state it as straight forward as I can in text. > I understand text can sometimes be misunderstood so I try to be as accurate > as possible. I understand that you're not trying to bury hidden meaning in your words, but I think that it's natural for our viewpoints to be encoded, in a sense, in our words. Based on your words, as a whole, that was what I gathered as far as your viewpoint, and your argument. Regards, Jon Heese Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:DMCForum-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:DMCForum-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/