tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post2126403135681559995..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: Leslie Cannold on disclosureRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-84667960708032136342012-01-17T21:28:14.288+11:002012-01-17T21:28:14.288+11:00Even if it were, there is a difference between an ...Even if it were, there is a difference between an argument being fallacious and it being fair game for being legally actionable.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-33994311065490514812012-01-17T20:26:44.470+11:002012-01-17T20:26:44.470+11:00Look, as I just pointed out on my own blog as resp...Look, as I just pointed out on my own blog as response to the Pure Poison article, the argument that MTR could claim some kind of ad hominem argument is being applied by pointing out her religious affiliations could only possibly hold sway if religion in this country was regarded as icky, anachronistic and untrustworthy. And it isn't.rorschachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-41192817121011915402012-01-17T09:11:51.705+11:002012-01-17T09:11:51.705+11:00As with anyone arguing a point, you need to unders...As with anyone arguing a point, you need to understand the thinking behind how they reached their conclusion, which in turn allows you to frame your response.<br /><br />This is especially true when someone is trying to force their moral norms on society as a whole, rather than making their own conscious choice to switch off from material they don't agree with. <br /><br />And besides, with content filters widely available on TVs and the internet, it is easy to chose the type of material you want to be exposed to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-6818563682948309842012-01-17T08:58:17.592+11:002012-01-17T08:58:17.592+11:00Precisely why I wouldn't respond to something ...Precisely why I wouldn't respond to something like this by banning it - from a pragmatic point of view, you end up producing the opposite result of what you intended! <br /><br />As I said over at my place, this case is essentially about how a person deals with things in the media which she doesn’t like. MTR’s approach to sexualised images of young girls is to seek to ban them via lobbying; my approach is to turn off the TV, and to dissuade my daughter from participating in such imagery. I wouldn’t seek to police the choice of other parents by calling for banning. This extends to something which I find quite grotesque and personally offensive, like child beauty pageants (Little Miss Sunshine = best ever critique of this).<br /><br />This carries over to the blogging arena. MTR’s approach to a blog post which is critical of her is to seek to ban it via defamation; my approach would be to go to the blog and discuss/explain.<br /><br />I guess my personal opinion is that banning stuff can have all kinds of weird consequences which are the opposite of what you intended, and you actually have more chance of persuading someone that they are wrong or mistaken by intelligent discussion.<br /><br />Also I think my personal beliefs are important to informing how I have come to my views, and to allowing others to understand my view, which is why I usually disclose them in such a debate.<br /><br />(The word verification is "opineso" - seems somehow appropriate).Legal Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096038577529334966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-7723861455591494582012-01-17T08:40:15.563+11:002012-01-17T08:40:15.563+11:00If someone takes a strong public position on an is...If someone takes a strong public position on an issue, I want to know if it's because they've thought deeply about it, not because some magical sky fairy told them.jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214106539684390725noreply@blogger.com