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Old 11-12-2009, 12:53 PM
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With all due respect, I think it is statements like this that prompt the emotion that you have seen in the debate on this board. People don't like being told that they are "irrational" or without cognitive ability just because they have a different opinion.

Agree to disagree. Fine. Don't tell someone that they are stupid.
Wow. "That statement" that I made was about as coldly unemotional as it could be. Not sure what alternate universe lexicon or pejorative equates what I wrote with calling someone stupid..
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Old 11-12-2009, 01:03 PM
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I was thinking the same thing.
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Old 11-12-2009, 01:21 PM
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Wow. "That statement" that I made was about as coldly unemotional as it could be. Not sure what alternate universe lexicon or pejorative equates what I wrote with calling someone stupid..
If we want to split hairs on definitions, fine. I don't think people like to be told that they lack the ability to reason.
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Old 11-12-2009, 01:24 PM
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If we want to split hairs on definitions, fine. I don't think people like to be told that they lack the ability to reason.
So it's OK to disagree and for people from each side to posit their own opinions but they have to be sure not to be bold or overly forthright in their opinion?

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Old 11-12-2009, 01:36 PM
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So it's OK to disagree and for people from each side to posit their own opinions but they have to be sure not to be bold or overly forthright in their opinion?

NT
As evidenced by the "vote" on this board and many other racing sites, many think this is a close call. There's a difference between having a strong opinion and telling someone else that they reached a different conclusion because they lack the ability to think rationally.
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Old 11-12-2009, 01:58 PM
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As evidenced by the "vote" on this board and many other racing sites, many think this is a close call. There's a difference between having a strong opinion and telling someone else that they reached a different conclusion because they lack the ability to think rationally.

where is that picture Coach posts of the crying baby?

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Old 11-12-2009, 02:05 PM
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Why is it that so many people fail to take into account that recent events carry a stronger emotional significance than events or races of memories past. At times this is decades but occasionally it's weeks or months. To attach exaggerated significance to the classic compared to other Grade 1's is to by into the nonsense that the BC has the only races of significance during the year.
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As evidenced by the "vote" on this board and many other racing sites, many think this is a close call. There's a difference between having a strong opinion and telling someone else that they reached a different conclusion because they lack the ability to think rationally.
The same people who voted for Bush in '04 after everyone knew he was a moron.
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The same people who voted for Bush in '04 after everyone knew he was a moron.
will those same people make the mistake and vote for Obama in 12'...just saying
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will those same people make the mistake and vote for Obama in 12'...just saying
I agree.
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will those same people make the mistake and vote for Obama in 12'...just saying
This is how smart I am I have never voted for Bush Jr. nor have I ever voted for Obama.
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will those same people make the mistake and vote for Obama in 12'...just saying
Who ever voted for him the first time wasn't thinking rationally
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As evidenced by the "vote" on this board and many other racing sites, many think this is a close call. There's a difference between having a strong opinion and telling someone else that they reached a different conclusion because they lack the ability to think rationally.

or it could be that many watch four races a year, and are aware that rachel won one of them, and zenyatta another.
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Old 11-12-2009, 01:27 PM
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If we want to split hairs on definitions, fine. I don't think people like to be told that they lack the ability to reason.
If the shoe fits....
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Old 11-12-2009, 05:42 PM
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Wow. "That statement" that I made was about as coldly unemotional as it could be. Not sure what alternate universe lexicon or pejorative equates what I wrote with calling someone stupid..
But they are and this whole debate is.
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