Re: Public apology

In article <wqydnReiQPUMmHTXnZ2dnUVZ_hgAAAAA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Marshall Price <marshallprice@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Ian Davis wrote:
Following off line conversations with William Ehrich, he has convinced me
that I was wrong to presume that his reluctance to examine evidence
stemmed from any desire to avoid examining the truth. Instead he presumed
the evidence I presented accurate, and so saw no need to validate that it was.
Since I was operating under the presumption that I needed to prove the
accuracy of my words, having imagined myself challenged on them, we
clearly had wires crossed.

A personal apology is in order. Indeed overdue. I hope we do not in future
get wires crossed since I'd rather value than question those who like me
hold Marshall Massey in such high regard, and regard his departure from
this forum at least as much a loss as I.

Sorry Bill. I stand corrected.

Okay. But what about jumping to the conclusion that he "had little
regard for the truth"? What if he had told a lie? It wouldn't justify
considering him a liar.


There is a huge difference between wondering whether another has a
regard for the truth, and imagining them a liar. Your falling so
short of common sense here leave me wondering how concerned you are
about grasping things accurately, but it doesn't leave me imagining
you a liar.

And should another tell a lie, that would make them a liar, would it not?

I am not sure that I have ever encountered a liar on SRQ, whom I could
be reasonably certain was one. So I don't really appreciate the suggestion
to the contrary.

Ian
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