Win your argument!!!

[juantoo3]

Originally Posted by wil

Speaking of which I was trying to find my selfishness is a virtue thread to apply to another post and couldn't...I even googled it and found Ayn Rand wrote about it...now I have to read hers....

Oh, yes! Ayn Rand is probably the most (in)famous person to advocate the philosophy that selfishness has its place. To a large extent I agree with her. I think a lot of confusion enters when people misinterpret the concept of selfishness.

I mean, it is not very sensical or wise to expect others to take care of your interests. You have to look out for yourself *first.* After that, then you can take care of others.

Rand was predominantly an expose on the shortcomings of socialized politics, at least what I read in Atlas Shrugged and the Fountainhead.

[seattlegal]

Well heck, I'll just have to continue to paste relevant laws in threads dealing with legal issues, scriptures in threads dealing with scriptural issues, and various other quotations in other threads just to provoke others into argument!

[Tao_Equus]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Well heck, I'll just have to continue to paste relevant laws in threads dealing with legal issues, scriptures in threads dealing with scriptural issues, and various other quotations in other threads just to provoke others into argument!

Good. As someone else already said you have an amazing ability to pull the right paste at the right time. Long may it continue.

[Tao_Equus]

This might help:

'Dispute Finder' web tool gives two sides of a story - tech - 19 June 2009 - New Scientist

You can download this experimental Firefox add on here:

Welcome to Dispute Finder

[Netti-Netti]

Originally Posted by Tao_Equus

Good. As someone else already said you have an amazing ability to pull the right paste at the right time.

I'm in awe of that skill, too. But it may not be enough for a paste to be "the right paste" just because it's relevant.

It is highly unlikely that the Scripture being quoted was written just to settle some issue that comes up on this forum. And that's really the problem with a wholesale copy/paste. The quote becomes a substitute for any analysis.

[Tao_Equus]

Originally Posted by Netti-Netti

I'm in awe of that skill, too. But it may not be enough for a paste to be "the right paste" just because it's relevant.

It is highly unlikely that the Scripture being quoted was written just to settle some issue that comes up on this forum. And that's really the problem with a wholesale copy/paste. The quote becomes a substitute for any analysis.

Is that not what bibles were intended to do from the outset?

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Netti-Netti

I'm in awe of that skill, too. But it may not be enough for a paste to be "the right paste" just because it's relevant.

It is highly unlikely that the Scripture being quoted was written just to settle some issue that comes up on this forum. And that's really the problem with a wholesale copy/paste. The quote becomes a substitute for any analysis.

Will there be anything else, sir? Perhaps I can pre-chew your food for you?

[Netti-Netti]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Will there be anything else, sir? Perhaps I can pre-chew your food for you?

Well, ok. In your case, I'll just pretend not to be interested in your own views on things.

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Netti-Netti

Well, ok. In your case, I'll just pretend not to be interested in your own views on things.

Instead of just asking?

[Netti-Netti]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Instead of just asking?

My approach is to respect other people's time limitations.

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Netti-Netti

My approach is to respect other people's time limitations.

Alrighty, then. Pre-chewed food it is.

[Netti-Netti]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Alrighty, then. Pre-chewed food it is.

okie dokie then.