1996-07-30 - Re: A Libertine Question

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From: Mike McNally <m5@vail.tivoli.com>
To: jbugden@smtplink.alis.ca
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-30 02:34:55 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:34:55 +0800

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From: Mike McNally <m5@vail.tivoli.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:34:55 +0800
To: jbugden@smtplink.alis.ca
Subject: Re: A Libertine Question
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jbugden@smtplink.alis.ca wrote:

> As is the observable phenomenon that some people focus on the details 
> and miss the point. You may also consider this to be a moral judgement.

I'm sorry, but this thread is making no sense.

You wondered aloud why Tim would make moral judgements; I claim he
didn't.  What exactly was it you were trying to say?

> To argue that the cited examples - out of the universe of possible 
> examples -

- that you clearly have in stock as ready-to-use straw men -

> did not imply a moral judgement is an argument useful only for its 
> humour.

So you're saying that you made a response to Tim questioning his use
of moral judgements just to introduce your own moral judgement?

If you want to issue moral pronouncements ex cathedra, why not just start
a new thread instead of couching them in a confusing response?

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