>With the exception of a few individuals (Martin Shiller, & Gordon Fitch in
>particular) I am amazed how quick the posts turned to personal attacks
>(outright or thinly veiled) against me for merely even stating in the
>original post that I often consider both sides of the equation, and then I
>began to attempt a discussion why I might favor the one not-so-popular view
>when someone called me on it. Honestly, up until Friday I held this list
>with some form of respect. However with the likes of retorts like "Captain
>Cyborg", pedantically reviewing any spelling or grammatical errors, and
>being labeled a "Lab Specimen" makes me question any of the
>pseudo-intellectual bantering posted by the self-styled intellectual
>elitists whom I've engaged.
Good thing you don't engage in name calling.
>To those who offered a brief discourse allowing me to toy with those ideas,
>I thank you. To those who weren't really up to the task, I bid my adieu.
I haven't seen the unsub message from majordomo yet. Is it delayed in transit?
Doug