On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 03:36:29PM -0800, Gomi no Sensei wrote: > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Steve Brust wrote: > > More, I contend such arguments are worth having. Because through them > > something can be *settled* and *solved*? No. Because through them, > > knowledge and understanding can be developed and increased. > If an argument isn't being had to settle and solve an issue, there's precious > little point in having one. Knowledge and understanding are hardly to be > had in the presence of continued ambiguity. Regretfully, I must disagree. Even if agreement is not reached, mutual understanding is often useful. If nothing else, it may be possible to agree to disagree and live without stepping on each others' toes. Consider this note as proff by example. :-) -- "In my darker moments I consider creating the eeyore fan club with a theme song by Leonard Cohen, logo by Edvard Munch and costumes by Tim Burton." -- anonymous, forwarded by Ellen.