tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post970353646036771814..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: The Two Things You Should Never Argue AboutYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-72953800743064425132007-06-12T11:58:00.000+03:002007-06-12T11:58:00.000+03:00Another thought-provoking article.What about argui...Another thought-provoking article.<BR/><BR/>What about arguing about arguments? I only ask because I am about to.<BR/><BR/>You see, technically an "argument" (in the non-mathematical sense) is a proof offered as a presentation of reasoned statements. Therefore, opinion cannot be put forward as an argument.<BR/><BR/>Alright, I'm splitting hairs and I do realise your discussion is in relation to the generally accepted (albeit derivative) usage of the word "argument" for an often heated discussion between two opposing views.<BR/><BR/>All I am saying is that by definition your argument about arguments is fully supported by the true definition of argument itself.Pawnstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138454253813433739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-5227115209298599402007-06-11T08:18:00.000+03:002007-06-11T08:18:00.000+03:00Great people talk about ideas.Average people talk ...<I><BR/>Great people talk about ideas.<BR/>Average people talk about things.<BR/>Small people talk about other people.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>The nitpicker in me always wants to point out that the originator of this quote must be, by their own logic, a "small person", and therefore presumably not worth listening to.Marc Majcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124777336262355759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-17031984113728275792007-06-11T07:37:00.000+03:002007-06-11T07:37:00.000+03:00Gerald,Absolutely. I understand an argument about ...Gerald,<BR/><BR/>Absolutely. I understand an argument about whose values are more important to still be about opinion.<BR/><BR/>I meant that an argument about ideas is one about meaning.<BR/><BR/>But you're right. Perhaps, even about meaning, one should not really argue, but rather discuss and debate.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-21841978844511408812007-06-11T07:08:00.000+03:002007-06-11T07:08:00.000+03:00Seems to me that many very heavy arguments are abo...Seems to me that many very heavy arguments are about values (personal values). I believe most opinions are based on a person's values, as are many ideas. I have little patience for people who want to argue that their values are more valuable than someone else's (mine, yours, or anyone's). Now, a debate about values or a discussion of values can be worthwhile, but an argument about values seems pointless to me.Gerald McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032201828179314072noreply@blogger.com