Ah Sancho - finally a subject about which we disagree.

I can't imagine life without ratatouille.

But you're right - you'll never change that :)

Too right Sancho. All those self-hating pro-eggplanters make me sick. Pretty soon they'll be insisting we have to eat eggplant whether we like it or not. It is just diet correctness gone mad. Truth? Don't talk to me about truth...

On a serious note. As Foxy said some discussions come to a natural end.

Once all ideas and opinions have been thrashed out and everyone realises that we may as well be speaking into the ether what is the point?

This is particularly so in religious discussions where really our beliefs are so entrenched that all we are doing is airing the same old tired arguments on both sides until the debates become defensive with real or imagined insults. You end up explaining more about what you did not intend to imply, rather than getting on with the debate itself.

Everyone thinks their viewpoint is the truth so arguing about who is telling or hearing the truth is superfluous.

Sometimes there comes a point where the debate has to end realising that there is no further purpose in continuing the discussion.

I hope you all open your egg plant at the stem end or you will be dealt with Swiftly!

Foxy
I think it is fair to say that I don't insult people on a personal level. I may provide a little sarcasum, but being a butcher for 30 odd years one thing you get is a quick whit but I do hold back most times.

I also annalise things very quickly and can respond immediately with answers in most cases and perhaps this effects some posters. Just a pitty I can't spell real well, but I recon I proved that spelling is over rated, essecially considering the response I got when I pointed that out to a fellow poster one time.

I think silence is probably a good indication of agreement without actually kneeling down and kissing the hem of your robe.

And that's a shame. I always acknowledge when I am proven to be wrong, but you may have a point.

I would say your part in the conversation is to accept that you at least helped educating another human, by pointing out how wrong their thinking is, and move on to your next victim.

I can see your point however I don't see fellow posters as victims. That is not my nature.

Sanco, please explain?
Well, the two examples you've given are rehctub's opinions, not accepted "truths", so the thread title is innacurate.

Thank you all for your comments. Not one insult, now isn't that great to see.

Well, almost.... I expect a reply from you within 5 minutes otherwise you are just not willing to hear the truth.

Some people just can't help themselves now can they!

Cheers

Yes, when people can't be bothered to respond to a thread anymore, you win. That's the way it always has been on the blogonets. Your argument then becomes the "truth", and you get to feel all warm and fuzzy about being right, isn't that nice?