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>From: murphy@npri6.npri.com (David P. Murphy)
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Subject: Re: Is there any such thing as informal logic?
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Date: 8 Nov 91 18:38:07 GMT
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>In article <JMC.91Nov2175822@SAIL.Stanford.EDU> 

>>In-Reply-To: zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu's message of 2 Nov 91 17:45:11 GMT

>>First I'll bandy a few words with this contemptuous fellow and then
>>get down to an actual technical point - if that is still permissible
>>in this newsgroup.
>>
>>jmc@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (John McCarthy)

>You have my express permission to do so . . .
>
>zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny)

Arrogance, thy name is Mikhail Zeleny!

>Indeed there is one, and its international headquarters are located in the
>Los Angeles County; a brief perusal of the local phone books will
>unfailingly put you in touch with those charming fellows.
>
>zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny)

not really.  using a telephone after the perusal might, though.

>I, on the other hand, have an interest in keeping Truth unsullied by base
>considerations of utility
>
>zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny)

gosh it must be nice to have a Purpose in Life.

let me sum up: we have here someone who is clear & concise, polite, and
who sticks to the point, attempting to converse with someone who is,
respectively, not, not, and not.  

>I have distinctive recollection of you on the board of directors of Inference
>Corporation, the proud makers of the Automatic Reasoning Tool; consequently
>I realize that you have a vested interest in redefining the classical
>logical categories, and revising the boundaries of Reason.  
>
>zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny)

do keep posting, mikhail, i get a big laugh out of people who use
Big Words incorrectly *and* create cause-and-effect out of thin air.
i mean, really now: "a vested interest in redefining the classical logical
categories"!  this has got to be an award-winner in itself!  congratulations!

ok
dpm
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