tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post7190695691291192144..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: Intellectual lessons from a father to his childrenBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-16922602358803635982014-06-17T08:02:20.535-07:002014-06-17T08:02:20.535-07:00There are no other sources except old text and ref...There are no other sources except old text and reference books.<br /><br />It's not a question of believing me! I don't care. It' a question of believing and spreading lies, like Harry's references to mission accomplished banners and stolen Iraqi artifacts.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />```````````````````````````erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-14918788177481421442014-06-17T07:24:50.213-07:002014-06-17T07:24:50.213-07:00Erp,
I suppose you can point him to other facts, ...Erp,<br /><br />I suppose you can point him to other facts, from other sources. <br /><br />If you don't, and still get exasperated by the person not believing you, it just shows you may need to review Howard's lessons.<br /><br />Clovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921327103613284595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-67419521528954353002014-06-17T05:50:36.846-07:002014-06-17T05:50:36.846-07:00All true, but how can one argue a point with someo...All true, but how can one argue a point with someone who gets their "facts" from morning TV programs or televised news ... or the NYT and the Washington Post or their school text books?erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-25365259235553794712014-06-17T00:18:41.572-07:002014-06-17T00:18:41.572-07:00From Lileks:
Which reminds me: [my daughter and I...From <a href="http://lileks.com/bleats/archive/14/0614/061614.html" rel="nofollow">Lileks</a>:<br /><br /><i>Which reminds me: [my daughter and I] had an interesting conversation the other night about group identity and racism and the necessity of seeing people as individuals, and the particulars don’t matter here. It’s the fact that we had the conversation and she argues with me. I’m not concerned with making her agree with me, but teaching her how to argue. Stay on target. Logic, not emotion. Evidence, not dogma. A father’s job is teaching them what to think, yes, but how to think might be more important. </i>Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-13561004615178962782014-06-16T19:40:41.240-07:002014-06-16T19:40:41.240-07:00If you don't understand opposing arguments, yo...If you don't understand opposing arguments, you don't understand your own.<br />Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-87511625262801990622014-06-15T16:52:22.456-07:002014-06-15T16:52:22.456-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980738175201874292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-77227096856895361692014-06-15T16:52:04.372-07:002014-06-15T16:52:04.372-07:00Tough, but not unfair. Also not bothersome for th...Tough, but not unfair. Also not bothersome for those who place knowledge and wisdom ahead of smarts.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980738175201874292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-41618557638819114232014-06-15T16:51:44.106-07:002014-06-15T16:51:44.106-07:00Tough, but not unfair. Also not bothersome for th...Tough, but not unfair. Also not bothersome for those who place knowledge and wisdom ahead of smarts.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980738175201874292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-67262210670181250102014-06-15T16:11:32.974-07:002014-06-15T16:11:32.974-07:00Tough crowd (Peter)!!! :-)Tough crowd (Peter)!!! :-)Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-41555432217898698932014-06-15T08:40:15.063-07:002014-06-15T08:40:15.063-07:00Thanks Peter. May that be my biggest error.Thanks Peter. May that be my biggest error.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980738175201874292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-67620773711057434732014-06-15T08:14:59.053-07:002014-06-15T08:14:59.053-07:00#6: If you want to be taken for a smart person in...#6: If you want to be taken for a smart person in life, make sure you spell "intellectual" properly. :-)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.com