Re: Not always joking, it seems

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:14:13 GMT, Gene Ward Smith <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>mike weber <fair****tfan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:bvtor35o3ugiccf4buvnbtkl491kitg06t@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>What is the point of telling such anecdotes unless you can 
>>>offer proof that they are true? If someone claims you are 
>>>lying, what response can you have?
>> 
>> The difference, i suppose,between this story and the one 
>you told  is
>> that i'm not trying to claim that the gun was responsible 
>for his
>> injury and not the person using it.
>
>Did I say such a thing? Of course not. Grow a brain.

Your point was that the murder happened because the killer had a gun.
>
>In any case, the difference is irrelevant to the point. It's 
>as if you claimed it was OK for you to tell anecdotes, 
>because yours were in accordance with the Magisterium of the 
>Catholic Church, whereas mine were not.

Well, yeah. Of course i can.

That goes without saying.