Re: Nice ad hominem (was The Wedge Project)

From: Susan Brassfield Cogan (susanb@telepath.com)
Date: Sun Oct 08 2000 - 23:01:16 EDT

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    At 07:48 PM 10/08/2000 -0400, you wrote:

    >On Thu, 5 Oct 2000 21:09:16 EDT, FMAJ1019@aol.com wrote:
    >
    >
    > >SJ>This is old news. My recollection is that it was posted to the Reflector
    > >>some time ago. Presumably to heighten the impression of some sort of
    > >>conspiracy by the ID movement, Susan gives the impression that this is the
    > >>first time she had heard of it, which I must say I would find hard to
    > >>believe.
    >
    >[...]
    >
    >FJ>Nice ad hominem
    >
    >[...]
    >
    >SJ I did not say anything about Susan personally except that she "gives the
    > >impression that this is the first time she had heard of it..." which is
    >honestly
    > >how it seemed, to me at least.
    >
    >Bertvan:
    >Susan now has something better than merely calling those who disagree with
    >her liars.
    >
    >Susan:
    > >I've considered joining the ASA list. I think "creation 'science'"
    > >is completely out of gas and the only people who argue for it now
    > >are usually emotionally disturbed.
    >
    >Bertvan:
    >Hi Steve, I've come to rely upon you to keep me up to date on scientific
    >developments. You are also my favoritie writer about ID. If they close the
    >reflector, will you stop posting? If you post somewhere else please let me
    >know.

    ah. I had a feeling you'd jump on that. Which is why I added a qualifier
    (which you deleted) and an example of what I was talking about (which you
    deleted.) As far as I know, nobody on this list argues in support of
    creation "science."

    Susan

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