Why don't people like lisp?
Kenny Tilton
ktilton at nyc.rr.com
Sun Oct 19 00:06:38 EDT 2003
Frode Vatvedt Fjeld wrote:
> Kenny Tilton <ktilton at nyc.rr.com> writes:
>
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>>what is sophistry?
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> The story goes that in ancient Greece the sophists were recognized
> experts on public speaking, who took pride in being able to sway their
> audience into any point of view they liked, or got paid for.
Oh, OK, thx. That was back in '71, I realized I could argue awesomely on
either side of a debate, and spontaneously lost all interest in
debating. After then...
(Much
> like todays "spin doctors", I believe.) This in contrast to the
> philosophers, who were the experts on what is True, regardless of
> popularity or any pragmatics.
...yes, I went in search of the Tao.
kenny
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