Re: And the Richer Petard Horror Show resumes ...

On 10/11/24 3:53 PM, Andy Walker wrote:

On 08/10/2024 14:09, Richard Damon wrote:

In other words, you don't understand the concept of defense of the truth.

      Very possibly. ...
 

Note, I have several times offered a "cease-fire", if he refrains from just
repeating his disproven statements, and actually engage in dialog about the
issues, I will stop calling him the liar that he is being.

      ... OTOH, I do understand that a lie is not merely a false statement;  it
is one made with intent to deceive.  AFAICS you have not established that;  note
that if he is indeed as "stupid" as you claim, "incapable of understanding" the
repeated points that you make, then he is not lying.  You're not, AFAIK, in a
position to beat the truth into him like a Victorian schoolmaster.

That is ONE definition of a lie.
As I have said, PATHOLOGICAL liars are normally incapable of understanding the truth, and even legally, a statement so erroneous that a reasonable person would know it to be incorrect, becomes a lie.

 

He has continually refused, I think because he knows he wouldn't have anything
to say at that point.

      Possibly, but I think it more likely that he enjoys seeing you join in
with his game of "Fetch".  He tosses out an article, you dash off like his pet
dog, retrieve it and dump it at his feet.  Rinse and repeat.  If Jeff is right
that, we should "assume the regulars are lonesome, very lonesome", then he is
gaining quite a lot from this game.  FTAOD, I don't rule out that you too are
playing the same game with him.  If you want it to stop, just stop.  The idea
that anyone here is seriously deceived by either you or Peter is plain wrong.
Anyone new here is much more put off by 500-line articles of "'Tis!  'Tisn't!
'Tis!  'Tisn't!  ..." with ever increasing stridency than by having to decide
whether your or his claims are true.  Doesn't much matter to me, I rarely read
anything by you or Peter [or other prolific contributors];  but it would be
nice to have some more civilised threads.