Re: the nazis banned darwin and upheld christian literature

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:44:11 -0700 (PDT),
wf3h <wf3h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mar 25, 5:23 pm, Bob Casanova <nos...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:07:17 -0700 (PDT), the following
appeared in talk.origins, posted by wf3h

No. You seem unable to understand plain English, and what
the prefix "anti" signifies. Here's a hint: It doesn't
include lack of caring or failure to support.
if you care to read it, yad vashem has answered the question as to
whether or not xtian denial of its role in antisemitism can be
considered antisemitism

The fact that an organization(?) has decided to create a
private definition doesn't obligate me to accept that
definition.

can't help you there, sport. yad vashem is world renowned for its
analysis of the shoah. you're the one with a 'private' definition, it
seems.


not, of course, can we expect you'll make an attempt to understand
facts. you seem to have your mind made up.

(Does the "we" mean you have a tapeworm, or that the lurkers
support you in email?) Anyway, is my mind made up regarding
the definition of "anti"? Well, yes, it is; unlike UC (and
apparently also unlike you) I prefer to use
generally-accepted definitions of terms rather than personal
ones; it makes communication somewhat more reliable. From
the AHD:

"an·ti (²n"tº, -t¶) n., pl. an·tis. 1. A person who is
opposed to something, such as a group, policy, proposal, or
practice. --an·ti adj. 1. Opposed: "Douglas MacArthur had a
coterie of worshipers, balanced off by an equal number . . .
who were vehemently anti" (Joseph C. Harsch). --an·ti prep.
Opposed to; against. [From anti-.]"

Notice that it says "opposed to", not "indifferent to" or
"in denial of opposition to by others". IOW, nothing in that
definition seems to support your contention and your private
definition isn't generally accepted

my name is not yad vashem. there's no reason to accept your dictionary
view of antisemitism over that of the professionals at yad vashem

Their response was so decidedly confused and luke-warm that I can't believe
you're trying to trumpet a victory here. In any case, it most certainly
does not apply to Glenn Sheldon (I can't even imagine it applying to anyone,
can you provide any concrete example of an anti-Semite of the kind that
their answer hints at).



And you never addressed my twice-asked question

go look it up in a dictionary.

You're very good at dishing out, but utterly incapable of admitting to your
own wrongdoing. You have accused a man on this newsgroup of what amounts to
a terrible cultural crime, and you act like this practically meaningless
answer you received somehow aquits of your immoral act.

--
Aaron Clausen mightymartianca@xxxxxxxxx

fnor

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