1st February 2003, 8:32 PM
Perhaps I'm not necessarily right in my interpretation of things, but at least I have and present the facts with which I use to make a judgement. (note that I don't make a judgement and then try to find facts to back it up)
And remember the flip side. A person who is not educated or well versed in an area cannot simply tell another who does, that he is wrong and expect to be respected in return.
I hate to continue down the line of egotism that many scholars are stuck with, but you can't expect any scholar not to be upset when other people tell him he's wrong despite lack of knowledge in the area. Like many of them, I welcome knowledgable debate, but can't stand ignorance. Yes, its an egotism problem, but without it, anyone can pull something out of their ass and the word credibility would have no meaning.
And remember the flip side. A person who is not educated or well versed in an area cannot simply tell another who does, that he is wrong and expect to be respected in return.
I hate to continue down the line of egotism that many scholars are stuck with, but you can't expect any scholar not to be upset when other people tell him he's wrong despite lack of knowledge in the area. Like many of them, I welcome knowledgable debate, but can't stand ignorance. Yes, its an egotism problem, but without it, anyone can pull something out of their ass and the word credibility would have no meaning.