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Old May 23rd, 2003, 09:46 AM
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Default Re: "Real" ringworlds

Do not try to defend your refusal to allow for the possibility of being wrong by brushing off the meanings of words as opinions. They are certainly not matters of opinion, and trying to claim that they are only hurts your points. You can not simply ignore some of the meanings of a word, picking and choosing the ones that you like best. This is what would be required to be allowed if they were merely matters of opinion.

I did not "brush off" your definition of faith, I clearly stated that your definition was limited and inadequate. "Mine" (in quotes because it is not actually "mine", it is the real definition) includes the narrow meaning which you place on faith as well as the other broader meanings of the word. Language is not nearly as narrow as you seem to think it is. Nearly all "complex" words (ie: not simple words like "one" or "cat") have many shades of meaning other than what a dictionary places on them.
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