Re: CONTRARY EVIDENCE (WASRe: Evide)nce!

On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:51:29 -0700, John Harshman
<john.harshman@gmail.com> wrote:

On 3/29/24 9:04 AM, erik simpson wrote:

On 3/29/24 8:19 AM, John Harshman wrote:

On 3/29/24 2:42 AM, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:

On 2024-03-28 23:55:46 +0000, John Harshman said:
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On 3/28/24 3:27 PM, Ron Dean wrote:

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You are reading meaning into what I write that I never thought and
never meant.
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I suggest that reading meaning into (or in) what Ron writes is never
a good idea.

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Apparently he doesn't understand that "you are probably right" is a
direct quotation of what he wrote. No "reading meaning into" it is
required.
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Reading meaning, finding meaning, divining meaning, all probably
futile. Though I suppose that if you left him at his keyboard for long
enough he would end up typing the complete works of Shakespeare.
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A roomful of monkeys might get the job done quicker.
 

How do you know "Ron Dean" isn't a roomful of monkeys?

I confess that is a possibility I have occasionally considered.


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