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Walter Eric Johnson wej3715 at fox.tamu.edu
Sun Sep 27 19:57:06 EST 1998


K C Cheng (kccheng at postoffice.idirect.com) wrote:
: I do not care to prove to anyone with a prejudiced mind.   

The standard complaint of crackpots - prejudiced minds.  In other
words, you want listeners who know nothing about the subject so
you can mislead them easier.

: Did Newton
: ever care?  No.  Neither do I. 

Another standard sign of crackpots -- comparing themselves with
famous scientists or other figures.

: But, let the responsible international =
: committees do the work.  

This ought to be good.  Which international committees?  The
Flat Earth Society?

: For all I care, you can go  dig Aristotle and
: never read my books. 

Actually, I have read some of Aristotle's writings, but that was
nearly 25 years ago.

: Why should I care what books you read?  

I listed them so you could attempt to provide convincing evidence
that your writings are more important.

: Why should
: I care whether you believe me? I don't owe you knowledge! 

Another standard indication of the presence of crackpots -- they
alone have the knowledge and the rest of us should listen.

: Why just =
: never read mine instead of nagging me with your prejudices? 

I must admit, I am prejudiced towards facts and knowledge.  Too
bad you can't provide any.

: Your mind is
: more than made up even before reading them. 

I didn't make up my mind until I looked at your web page and
tried to decipher it.  I've often changed my mind after making
it up, but that requires strong reasons to do so.

: So long. No more from me.

Ta-ta.

: Maybe you have all the time on earth to nag others. I only have time to
: invent.   

Yeah, sure.

: The rest is trivia, not worthwhile responding to.

You mean like pointing out [a very limited number of] your errors?

Eric Johnson



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