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[PEN-L:6170] Re: Re: A note of thanks to all


S Pawlett wrote:

> All arguments are subject to counter-arguments. One person's modus tollens is
> another persons modus podens. One person's transcendental argument is another's
> petitio principii.

As a mere empirical observation that in every situation there is bound
to be one asshole, this holds. But does anyone wish seriously to
debate the following proposition:

It is harmless whether a homeowner plants a violet or a daisy in his
backyard. (If there is something special, seriously so, about either
plant that I don't know of, substitute your own two plants.)

Carrol
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