07-31-2016, 01:57 AM
(07-30-2016, 12:44 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Forgive me going off topic, but Ulvetanna's latest signature (Brutality I had experienced, but it was the brutality of the intellect; the cutting sarcasm, the cruel epigrams and occasional harsh witticisms, and the nasty remarks...) reminds me of the Monty Python sketch about the Piranha Brothers ... Everyone was terrified of Doug. I've seen grown men pull their own heads off rather than see Doug ... He used sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and satire.
Returning to the topic ... I can't imagine riding without a helmet. The bugs hurt way to much for this old woos.
You would appreciate this link: [url=http://www.skepticalaboutskeptics.org/examining-skeptics/daniel-drasin-zen-and-the-art-of-debunkery/]How to Debunk Just About Anything
It's a fun read but just one line culled from it sums up the most effective approach:
If all else fails and your audience is gullible enough, simply waving your arms and shouting “You are wrong!” enough times might pull your bacon out of the fire.
--Daniel Drasin, Zen and the Art of Debunkery