[DMCForum] Re: Global Warming Swindle

["jonheese" <jonheese@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- 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



 
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