ROFLMAO! ?Thanks for the chuckle. ?Why offer an opinion at all in a public forum, if not to invite other peoples' point of view? ?Have a wonderful day.
Lynne
On Jan 19, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Genevieve wrote:
All I can tell everyone is that you may as well stop here because I won't be changing my opinion any time soon. It's one that I've held firm for many years and no matter how hard you argue nor how convincing your evidence is I won't be changing it any time soon.
And yes, I am ridiculously stubborn. I'll just put that out there before someone points it out for me.
And no, I'm not new to the "'net". I've probably been roaming forums, groups, mailing lists, blogs, and chat rooms longer than a vast majority of the people on this list. I'm a web designer. Web-ing is my job.
I was just offering someone information about a gelding I used to own and my observations on his club foot. Then suddenly everyone's questioning me and tearing me down just because I happened to mention that I'm not a big fan of everyone's favorite breed. I don't like arguments and I don't like having my opinion scrutinized right in front of me.
I'm starting to remember why I decided to avoid participating in group discussions. People don't deal well with an individual who's as stubborn and close-minded as I am. Please understand that debate isn't my thing.
This is my last contribution to this discussion as I see no point in continuing.
?"So should I just ignore all of my observations of a specific breed just because they contradict what everyone else is telling me? I'm no sheep."
? Hi Genevieve-- ? ?No one is suggesting that you ignore your own observations. Just be prepared to question them as we all should, as well as the observations of others. It's the path to truly understanding something, and getting around the many pitfalls that may lead us to improper conclusions based on what we think we see. ? We could sit and watch a thousand sunsets, until we feel we have seen them all and truly understand sunsets. Until someone shows us that the sun isn't setting at all, rather the horizon is moving up. On top of that, when the sun seems to be sitting on the horizon, it's actually already gone and we are seeing an image that is a few minutes old. And all along, we were just *sure* we understood sunsets. ? I remind myself of this principle from time to time, in hopes that I won't be easily fooled. I still feel pretty foolish at times, but it's a good principle, nonetheless. :> ?Dr Q
