06-02-2012, 10:00 PM
As far as I could tell, Seamus, the only reason that Albert did that was to blow off some steam and I can't fault him for that either. I find Cinque's entire approach designed to raise just that kind of ire in those with whom he is engaged in debate. Cinque's abandonment of reason was palpable. Sure, his argument was almost sound provided one accepted premises that had yet to be proved! In this case, the argument was begging the question in the extreme. Several of the "givens" upon which the arguments were built had yet to be proved, yet we were expected to ignore the weakness of the premises and continue along the line of the argument as though the foundation was intact, which it was not.
GO_SECURE
monk
"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."
James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)
monk
"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."
James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)

