It’s still me, thre3e, but the thing wouldn’t let me sign in with it. Thank you for the good will that shows up in your reply. I am an old retired academic. I’ve sat through many heated arguments in the faculty club and lounge, but what I found at this website is absolutely new to me. I think that maybe the best way I can convey why I’m soooo amazed is by rendering a few responses as I expected them to come in. Do you actually think that coining a word would slow down terrorists? Dream on fella! OR Every high school kid knows that we have truth with a capital “t,” and we have truth with little “t.” Aren’t we sufficiently supplied already? OR Who knows what may come from little acorns. OR A cogent argument that would deflate all assertions of absolute truth would be very nice to have. You see? These would speak to the subject, and they would give me a chance to promote the idea, if I were so inclined, which I’m not. But when I get responses that point out to me the difference between a scholarly paper and my quick sharing of a momentary whim with folks I had deemed to be fellow academicians, then I am just taken aback. Thanks again for responding as you did. I understand and agree with your points, especially with respect to academic papers.
It’s still me, thre3e, but the thing wouldn’t let me sign in with it. Thank you for the good will that shows up in your reply. I am an old retired academic. I’ve sat through many heated arguments in the faculty club and lounge, but what I found at this website is absolutely new to me. I think that maybe the best way I can convey why I’m soooo amazed is by rendering a few responses as I expected them to come in. Do you actually think that coining a word would slow down terrorists? Dream on fella! OR Every high school kid knows that we have truth with a capital “t,” and we have truth with little “t.” Aren’t we sufficiently supplied already? OR Who knows what may come from little acorns. OR A cogent argument that would deflate all assertions of absolute truth would be very nice to have. You see? These would speak to the subject, and they would give me a chance to promote the idea, if I were so inclined, which I’m not. But when I get responses that point out to me the difference between a scholarly paper and my quick sharing of a momentary whim with folks I had deemed to be fellow academicians, then I am just taken aback. Thanks again for responding as you did. I understand and agree with your points, especially with respect to academic papers.