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Trying out views you may not hold? Useful to know.


This was a technique taught to Alexander the Great by Aristotle (his one time tutor). It is a typical technique of the Athenian schools and hones debating skills - it is also the skill deployed by barristers in the UK - who can argue a client's innocence even if they believe (but crucially not know) the contrary. I'm not sure a forum is the best place to exercise such a skill, but it's certainly a useful one to have (if you can argue the other side you may also understand the other side better).

I think you're meant to take an interest into what is going on in a protective sense but not make a big show out of that interest in front of others.


You can pop in with other excuses to check someones all right. Older people are sensitive about there independence sometimes.

Blah Blah Wrote:

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>

> Agreed. But it is the nature of online forums.

> Some people are just incapable of civil

> conversation.



Like that post of yours which was recently deleted by admin, you mean? But not before several people had read it and one suggested you might like to reconsider it in the cold light of day.


Some people are indeed incapable at times of civil conversation .....

Blah Blah Wrote:

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> Don't start again Sue. You were rude, called out

> on it and then posted insane crap and deserved the

> response you got. Take responsibilty for your own

> sarcasm and tone. You seem to get into fracas

> quite easily.



Those who saw the posts before they were deleted can make up their own mind.

Louisa Wrote:

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> My god there are some nosey sods in this world.

> Let?s hope whatever happened, the person is safe

> and being treated in hospital. Not that we need to

> know, it really isn?t anyone else?s business.

>

> Some awful people in this world, honestly.

>

> Louisa.


Couldn't agree more.

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