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Originally posted by His High Holiness
You should not be upset that this situation has "gotten out of hand." That is not bad, it is GOOD.
Unfortunately, I cannot explain my reasoning at this time on the free part of this site.
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I'm afraid I am one person who is never going to see the GOOD in a litany of personal insults, Peter. I'm even less likely to want to follow an 11-part series on the subject, but since I never read your articles I guess you'll lose nothing of your "popularity" by that admission.
I believe we can "
disagree without being disagreeable", to quote an old nemesis of yours. I believe that it is possible to disparage the idea without disparaging the person behind it. And I believe that anonimity is no excuse for poor behaviour. That is why I have always posted exclusively under my own name, with all the attendant risks, and made my e-mail address freely available for off-line discussions.
All I can say, Peter, is that it must be some awfully convoluted reasoning that requires an 11-part series of 800+ word articles to make your point.
Cheers