Foxfyre said
Quote:I'm sorry that none of them to the best of my knowledge have been quoted in the liberal media so that you would give them some credibility
Blatham said "that sentence serves you poorly"
Foxfyre responded
Quote:And Blatham, serves me poorly? You can say this when you have constantly been on my case about posting links, demanding I substantiate my sources, yadda yadda? I get tired of debate by who can find the most articles to post to support their position. Whatever happened to thinking for yourself? (Yes, I know I post a pertinent article now and then too. So don't even go there.)
Of course, I'll insist you post links and give attribution to sources when you make some claim or quote someone else. As should you. That's proper scholarship, and proper journalistic care and ethics.
This isn't about warring quotes or even contrasting commentaries. It's about the degree of rigor with which we ought to engage a question (or each other) if we are going to do anything better than merely spouting/repeating dogma.
Thinking for oneself IS it. But what little value is there if we are careless and unreflective in how we go about our thinking?
