Originally Posted by astrohog

init, I always appreciate your voice of reason here and I also appreciate the comments you made yesterday about engaging in discussion. I enjoy a good debate as well, as long as those involved remain civil and stick to generally accepted conventions of debate. As you witnessed last night, Echo could not. I do not understand why people will cling to the last straw and resort to the tactics we see instead of just admitting they were mistaken. It is not very often that I will enter a debate unless I am knowledgeable enough to do so, that is obviously not the case with many on here. I do not prescribe to know it all, but if I am going to open my mouth, you can be sure that I have vetted what I espouse. Not so with others, they clearly start with a bias and an agenda and double down on it, ignoring the facts until they resort to the snide remarks we see here. I don't get it.

These (especially this one) forums and threads are here to exchange information, not further an agenda or build a "rep". The more the myths and misinformation is dispelled, the better for all.

Astro