On Wed, 13 May 1998 17:51:50 -0500, Glenn R. Morton wrote:
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>GM>There are lots of skeletal differences. Some dinosaurs may have had
>>>feathers.
>SJ>Then why would they not be called birds?
GM>Sigh. This is why I am giving up on you Stephen.
I regard this as an ad hominem. When you get stuck for an answer you
often assume a lofty tone prefaced by "Sigh", and blame the questioner.
Ed has challenged me to give examples of your ad hominems:
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On Sun, 10 May 1998 23:00:59 -0400, Ed Brayton wrote:
EB>Very well said, Glenn. If I were you, I would also demand that Stephen
>post examples of the "constant stream of ad hominem attacks" that he
>accused you of on Saturday. I have never seen such an example, and I
>doubt that Stephen can find any in your e-mail messages.
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so from now on I will add them to a new thread called "Glenn's ad hominems
FAQ", classified in alphabetical order. Here is the first:
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L
LOFTY TONE
Usually prefaced by "Sigh" as of great man tired of answering silly questions
from inferior beings.
Translation: Glenn can't answer the question, so he pretends it is the
questioner's fault for asking it.
Examples are:
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Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 17:51:50 -0500
To: "Stephen Jones" <sejones@ibm.net>,
"evolution@calvin.edu" <evolution@calvin.edu>
From: "Glenn R. Morton" <grmorton@waymark.net>
Subject: Re: half-evolved feather pt 2
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>GM>There are lots of skeletal differences. Some dinosaurs may have had
>>feathers.
SJ>Then why would they not be called birds?
GM>Sigh. This is why I am giving up on you Stephen.
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Steve
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