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**gambleingsites** · 07-07-2012, 08:50 PM

I say this cos on one post one dude said capitilism was bad, socialism was bad and democracy was bad
Another dude replied capitalism is good, socialism is good and democracy is good.
Both are correct from their own veiwpoint, so i think it was a useless argument, when all they had to do was define the semantic terms.
There has got to be thousands of other examples of this?
Theres optimum levels of hair splitting and then theres none at all
The middle way, as usual seems to be the perennial answer.

this is why first we must understand how different people understand the definition

we could be discussing the same "term" but different understanding

thats why the internet should never replace real discussion and learning
nor should people argue indefinetely as brother maripat says

07-07-2012, 08:50 PM	#14
gambleingsites Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 592 Senior Member	I say this cos on one post one dude said capitilism was bad, socialism was bad and democracy was bad Another dude replied capitalism is good, socialism is good and democracy is good. Both are correct from their own veiwpoint, so i think it was a useless argument, when all they had to do was define the semantic terms. There has got to be thousands of other examples of this? Theres optimum levels of hair splitting and then theres none at all The middle way, as usual seems to be the perennial answer. this is why first we must understand how different people understand the definition we could be discussing the same "term" but different understanding thats why the internet should never replace real discussion and learning nor should people argue indefinetely as brother maripat says
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