Re: starship-design: Re: debate

[Kelly St <KellySt@aol.com>]

In a message dated 12/9/97 11:37:12 AM, kuo@bit.csc.lsu.edu wrote:

>>>It might go somewhere if you read my proof and dispute _it_, and not
>>>some mixture of your own fantasy and straw man.
>
>>>Honestly, it's better for you to dispute it with a logical argument
>>>than for you to simply dismiss it out of hand.
>
>>>Which is what you're doing if you don't even read it carefully.
>
>>I did read it, and responded to it with technical criticisms, and several
>>times mentioned parts that I could clearly interpret.  Given the obvious
>>contradictions I'm eaither not following what your saying, or your idea
seems
>>contradictory.
>
>Look.  I've never written anything here with any contradictions,
>obvious or otherwise.  You just have an incredible capacity to
>misread, misinterpret, and/or unjustifiably assume things.  The
>most aggravating thing about trying to discuss anything with you
>is your inability to comprehend precisely what's written and
>the way you inject straw-men which aren't even hinted at.


I.E. your not being unclear, I'm just to stupid to understand what your
talking about?  Try again.  Or, you could try describing your system, in
detail, and list why you think it would save significant power, and I'll
comment on it.

Kelly