jonspock
Padawan Learner
My opinion has changed a little, but I don't think there is anything contradictory in what i said about that he has done a lot of research and reading and could still be a dupe. Aren't those the best kinds of dupes?itellsya said:My perception is that your opinion has changed then, Jonspock? Because the first post you are saying that you think to reach his level, takes a lot of research and reading, then you say you do not care if he is a dupe?
This is why i am so adamant to assess the speakers 'reliability' because we've all been wrong before, and i would suggest it is always advisable to be a 'nit picker' rather than just say you don't care about him because he's saying alot of what others have said..
I am finding that, if i don't have something solid to present to the outside world regarding these topics, i don't, because it might be the last chance i get.
Their loss overall i guess, but i want at least to try to speak and behave, skillfully.
Whatever you believe now may change in a couple or few years time based on new information. In a field with so much speculation it is hard to get anything 'solid'. When I see people start categorizing other people on this list as either 'good' guys or 'bad' guys, i start to think that that is too simplistic. People with good intentions who make mistakes get quickly categorized as 'bad' guys and then dismissed. Whatever you hear from someone should be verified elsewhere if possible rather than relying on the personality of the source