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Re: What I learned today

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Subject Re: What I learned today
From "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net>
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Date 2017-01-09 19:57 +0100
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Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> wrote on 09 Jan 2017 in 
comp.lang.javascript:

> On Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:09:54 +0100, "Evertjan."
> <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>Perhaps you think that because many people think the earth is flat,
>>that reality is defined by such number?
> 
>      Perhaps you like putting words in people's mouths to win
> arguments. 

Not so, because I do not want to win arguments.

For me "argument" as a stand in a discussion, and I like to discuss, but do 
not have an argument with you.

>>Perhaps you think that because many people think the earth is flat,
>>that reality is defined by such number?

Where did I put words into your mouth? I gave a theoretical example for that 
PERHAPS you would think something, and that is NOT the same as putting words 
into your mouth. 

> It does seem about the likeliest way to work for you.

What does? You do not make sense, imho.

 
>      No.  It is that you have been quoting this:
> 
> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, 
> it is time to pause and reflect."
> [Mark Twain]
> 
>      Just because a lot of people think something does not make them
> wrong (or right).

You seem[!!! not putting words into your mouth] to misunderstand Mark 
Twain's excellent observation by applying the illicit negative falacy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_conclusion_from_a_negative_premis
e>

He observed, and trightly so, that is is so easy to think that the majority 
is right, meaning that they know best what reality is.


-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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Re: What I learned today Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-12-29 04:32 +0100
  Re: What I learned today Maik Koenig <usenetspam@maikkoenig.de> - 2016-12-29 21:20 +0100
    Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-29 21:45 +0100
      Re: What I learned today Maik Koenig <usenetspam@maikkoenig.de> - 2017-01-04 03:52 +0100
        Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-04 10:48 +0100
          Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-04 09:45 -0800
            Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-04 19:10 +0100
    Re: What I learned today Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-30 19:12 +1100
      Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-12-30 09:30 -0800
        Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-31 00:39 +0100
          Re: What I learned today David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2016-12-31 07:35 -0800
          Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-02 09:34 -0800
            Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-02 23:41 +0100
              Re: What I learned today Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2017-01-02 23:24 +0000
                Re: What I learned today Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-03 15:58 +1100
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                Re: What I learned today Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2017-01-04 04:15 +0000
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                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-03 10:29 -0800
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                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-03 19:32 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-03 21:52 +0100
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                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-03 17:00 -0800
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                Re: What I learned today Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-01-04 18:17 +0000
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                Re: What I learned today Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2017-01-05 01:13 +0000
                Re: What I learned today Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-05 13:20 +1100
                Re: What I learned today Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2017-01-05 17:57 +0000
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                Re: Multi-line string literals Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-06 12:01 +1100
                Re: What I learned today Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-05 15:22 +1100
                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-05 09:06 -0800
                Re: What I learned today Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2017-01-05 18:10 +0000
                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-05 20:38 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-05 22:37 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-01-05 23:21 +0000
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                Re: What I learned today Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-06 11:59 +1100
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                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-06 11:19 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-06 13:09 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-01-06 12:50 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-06 14:16 +0100
                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-06 15:05 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2017-01-06 16:32 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-01-06 16:15 +0000
                Re: What I learned today Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2017-01-06 17:47 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-01-06 18:07 +0100
                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-07 18:38 +0000
                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-09 10:33 -0800
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-09 19:57 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-03 16:53 -0800
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-04 10:36 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-04 09:53 -0800
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-04 19:17 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2017-01-05 00:57 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-05 09:49 +0100
                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-04 16:49 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-04 18:01 +0100
                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-05 20:19 +0000
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-05 22:22 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-03 16:48 -0800
              Re: What I learned today Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2017-01-02 23:24 +0000
                Re: What I learned today David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2017-01-03 00:17 -0800
                Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-03 10:33 +0000
                Re: What I learned today Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2017-01-04 04:34 +0000
                Re: What I learned today Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-04 16:15 +1100
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-04 11:12 +0100
                Re: What I learned today "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-01-04 11:07 +0100
                Re: What I learned today Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-01-04 09:58 -0800
      Re: What I learned today John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-01 10:53 +0000
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