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Originally Posted by ardeegee
But at what point are you "unnecessarily contentious?"
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Clearly where that point comes is subjective and varies according to the reader.
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Originally Posted by ardeegee
For fundamentalists anything other than total capitulation is "contentious". So that begs the question-- where should the line be in trying to pander to the feelings of people who's beliefs collide with the evidence? Some think it is better to be nice than to be right. Others think that the facts are what matter and whether or not someone is offended by the facts is an irrelevant side effect.
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Ah, you misunderstand me. The facts should be presented as the facts regardless of how contentious they may be. It's the
tone used in "The God Delusion" that I found unnecessarily contentious.
It's how the facts are expressed that can be adapted to increase the likelihood that all sides of an argument will engage in dialogue.
Graham