tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051630750074978974.post9023183136111456567..comments2023-12-19T09:40:12.020-08:00Comments on The Emoluments of Mars: Ad hominemexpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10369924104634464934noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051630750074978974.post-10980566679525494012008-04-21T11:27:00.000-07:002008-04-21T11:27:00.000-07:00see https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33891...see https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3389103009363410023&postID=3086644707768770223<BR/><BR/>My post of April 17, 2008 7:36 AM asked for doucumentation of claims regarding the career of so-called “Dr.” Ken Johnston, the alleged “head of photo archives” for the Apollo program. Bara called this a ‘personal attack’ and denounced miscellaneous ‘creeps’ – but refused to provide evidence, or post my response:<BR/><BR/>Mike: "So once again, Jim, you choose a personal attack as your first option, since you can't argue the facts".<BR/><BR/>I do not think these words mean what you think they mean.<BR/><BR/>In my lexicon, a 'personal attack' is calling somebody a liar, a moron, a creep, an evilly-motivated agent of the dark forces, etc etc....<BR/><BR/>"Argung the facts" in my book is asking what evidence is available to support claims and interpretations made by other people, regardless of those people's personal motives or shortcomings.<BR/><BR/>Who of us is it, who is doing WHICH of these approaches?<BR/><BR/>Ever since you and Richard began your campaign of personal attacks on me for asking factual questions related to your claims, I have continued to dig out evidence and verifiable facts that cast your verbal allegations into question.<BR/><BR/>And you continue to bluster, dodge, and .. well, attack personally with nonsensical smears and made-up excuses. List of examples available on request.<BR/><BR/>If I'm not understanding your English properly, please clarify. and don't just say, "It's in my book somewhere...".<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>More.. Mike: "you might have been a worthy adversary."<BR/><BR/>Don't overinflate your importance. I've never thought of you as any sort of "adversary" with all the implications of that term. More of a 'noxious irritant', at most.JimOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320277948525739714noreply@blogger.com