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Originally Posted by falco10291029
Yes, it could, but in your case, it was obviously arrogance. Just because something is true (and we'll assume yours was just for this point) does not necessarily mean it can't be arrogance
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Nor did I claim otherwise. However, the context actually demanded a comparison, and it is not arrogant to comply.
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I think that the arrogance was fairly obvious
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Do you have any actual arguments, or are you just gonna keep telling me what you think?
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There are certain things that measure whether it is or isn't, which I do not wish to get into
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I think this answers my question.
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It's better because there is no risk of false belief
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So? Tell me, what is the purpose of beliefs/working assumptions? And can you show that they don't meet this purpose?
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I'm not saying I never do
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Why do you do it if you think it is sub-optimal?
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no...I mean in the your you're case, in which they prefer the incorrect one...
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Okay. But I asked you a different question: Why do you prefer to use 'was' at inappropriate times?
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Private? You state it in every other agument!
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Then I cannot see why it would be so difficult to find a single example.
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Plus you HAVE said in private AIM sessions that it is (I was arguing whther not responding to a whole post was the same as that which you called bad arguing; ignoring certain points)
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Then provide a quote. It is possible that I have said something similar, but your mind has warped it to fit the circumstance.
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I suppose this matter isn't important, and i can see that your stubborness blinds you from the truth here
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Once more, empty assertions. They don't win you anything, dude.
Anybody can scream about how "EVERYBODY ELSE IS DUMB, ONLY I CAN SEE TEH TRUTH", but it doesn't tend to be persuasive.