There are always posts - and occasionally posters - beneath the dignity of a response. And many worse than even that. — StreetlightX
I always wonder whether it is too feeble to worthy of response, or so incisive as to be unanswerable. — unenlightened
In any finite discussion, someone has to have the last word. — unenlightened
That's a really interesting post. One of my main interests was (still is, in an amateur sense) in how people hold and defend ideas, and places like this are irreplaceable as a resource for that. — Pseudonym
What's interesting for me about what you're saying is that I see so many similarities between the young would-be geniuses and some of the more seasoned academics, in terms of the way in which beliefs are held. The more seasoned simply have better rhetorical skills. — Pseudonym
The whole discussion about post quality (though I get the feeling that it's really not quite about what I first thought it was) reminds me of certain team meetings where everyone agrees collectively that there needs to be improvements only each individual is nodding along sagely without realising that all the others think the improvement needed is their immediate dismissal. — Pseudonym
Whoa! I thought you were jorn doe and I was taken aback by some of your responses, in other threads because it just didn't seem like his kind of wording.
Welcome to The Philosophy Forum John! — ArguingWAristotleTiff
But I still like the idea of making a single post, which leads to over 100 replies without further comment. — Banno
It was a perfect example of Banno taking the piss. — Baden
At least a light thread that wasn't so serious that inflective labels need be applied.I think it could have been left open for another nine posts. — Banno
So I shouldn't make jokes about Trump's organ being cut short? — Banno
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