Here are the latest additions to the Glenn's ad hominems FAQ:
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BLAMING OTHERS FOR HIS FAILURES
Blaming others for his failure to explain what he means:
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Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 21:11:51 -0500
To: "Stephen Jones" <sejones@ibm.net>,
"evolution@calvin.edu" <evolution@calvin.edu>
From: "Glenn R. Morton" <grmorton@waymark.net>
Subject: Re: Glenn's ad hominems FAQ (was half-evolved feather pt 2)
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GM>It is a sense of frustration, sincere frustration that you apparently have
>not studied the nature of biological classification at all.
This is another ad hominem. You are accusing me of having "not studied the
nature of biological classification at all" (which is untrue) because you cannot
explain what you mean about why "dinosaurs" which "had feathers" would
"not be called birds".
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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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WEAK
IMPLYING THAT OPPONENT IS A WEAK INDIVIDUAL
Implying (falsely) that his opponent is a weak individual who is mostly complaining
about how people have mistreated, misrepresented or ignored him:
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Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 21:11:51 -0500
To: "Stephen Jones" <sejones@ibm.net>,
"evolution@calvin.edu" <evolution@calvin.edu>
From: "Glenn R. Morton" <grmorton@waymark.net>
Subject: Re: Glenn's ad hominems FAQ (was half-evolved feather pt 2)
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GM>Stephen, there are times when a person tires of trying to answer 18 kb
>responses that engage mostly discussions of how people have mistreated you,
>misrepresented your position or are ignoring what you say.
I regard this as an ad hominem too, because it implies (falsely) that I am a weak
individual who is mostly complaining about how people have mistreated,
misrepresented or ignored me.
Such is not the case....
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Steve
"Evolution is the greatest engine of atheism ever invented."
--- Dr. William Provine, Professor of History and Biology, Cornell University.
http://fp.bio.utk.edu/darwin/1998/slides_view/Slide_7.html
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