Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:31:32 10/09/00
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On October 09, 2000 at 12:47:23, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 09, 2000 at 10:01:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On October 09, 2000 at 00:47:12, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>On October 09, 2000 at 00:24:46, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On October 09, 2000 at 00:01:22, Chessfun wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>Two or three times Dr. Hyatt has posted at CCC that I posted >>>>>the first insult to him calling him a liar. >>>>> >>>>>I had wanted not to post further on those threads but cannot >>>>>sit while he makes these statements freely. >>>>> >>>>>The facts are; >>>>>In message # >>>>>http://site2936.dellhost.com/forums/1/message.shtml?131533 >>>>>The Dr. casts the first stone. >>>> >>>> >>>>Please quote the "first stone". You made a false assertion that I had >>>>noplayed 1/2 the beta tiger testers. That is baloney. I said so. >>> >>>So the following statement causes you to say that I insulted you >>>first calling you a liar. Since this statement makes no use of that >>>word liar or lying as the word "lying" only appeared after your insult >>>yet again as stated you are telling stories. >> >>I believe that "I honestly doubt" when applied to a statement I made, >>certainly says "I believe you are lying". No matter how you try to >>twist it. > >English is not my first language but I can say that my understanding >of the words is different > >I understand that it means "I am not sure if you are right or wrong about the >facts" > >People can be wrong about the facts without lying. Sure they can. Lying means to _intentionally_ tell something that is untrue. > >I also believe that I honestly doubt does not mean to say: >"I believe that you are wrong about the facts" but only to say: >"I am not sure if you are right or wrong about the facts". If you read the entire post, it is pretty clear what she meant. IE the "he has noplayed half the beta tiger testers..." further strengthens the claim that I haven't seen many games at all... > >There is a difference because it is possible not to have a clear opinion. > >> >>I also believe the second part of that paragraph (below, second sentence) >>is _also_ an insult. No matter how you try to twist it also. > >I believe that you have the right to have a formula not to let 1/2 of the tiger >beta to play so I do not see it as an insult. That isn't what she said. She said I had +noplayed 1/2 the tiger beta testers. With the implication that I did it to avoid playing them and losing... The formula applies to _all_ opponents. Noplay applies to _specific_ opponents. > >You can say that it is not the case without seeing it as an insult > >Uri
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