12-10-2008, 06:42 PM
Good afternoon!
After reading this whole thread again, I don't think that anyone here believes that even a significant portion of MEM are terrorists. I think that some opinions have been a bit hyperbolic, so conclusions drawn from them may have reasonably reflected the post contents, but not reflected the author's thoughts.
The "that a MEM is going to be a terrorist" is the implication of the Safir argument which Swampy included in a post, above. However, Swampy doesn't agree with that conclusion.
I'll say explicitly that the conclusion of Safir's argument...
...appears to be something which you, me, and Swampy, and everyone else here disagrees. Nobody here believes that a MEM is likely to be a terrorist. (Right, everyone?)
That was the point of my initial long-ass post. Safir is wrong, but nobody here agrees with him, anyway. That Swampy included his argument in her post is merely a no-big-deal oversight, because she explicitly drew different conclusions than he. Swampy's conclusion is different from Safir's conclusion, even though Swampy included Safir in her post.
Oh, and in case my only attempts at humor in my recent posts have been too subtle, the "Mrs. Premise", etc., references are to a Monty Python sketch. I'll feel stupid if that's the case, but I've certainly felt stupid before, so no biggie.
GtDS
After reading this whole thread again, I don't think that anyone here believes that even a significant portion of MEM are terrorists. I think that some opinions have been a bit hyperbolic, so conclusions drawn from them may have reasonably reflected the post contents, but not reflected the author's thoughts.
kj wrote:
You said:
>>Nobody said all Muslims are terrorists.
Then you say Swampy was implying:
>>That a MEM is going to be a terrorist, no.
and you disagree.
The "that a MEM is going to be a terrorist" is the implication of the Safir argument which Swampy included in a post, above. However, Swampy doesn't agree with that conclusion.
I'll say explicitly that the conclusion of Safir's argument...
...that the probability that a Middle-Eastern male between 18 and 23 is going to be a terrorist...
...appears to be something which you, me, and Swampy, and everyone else here disagrees. Nobody here believes that a MEM is likely to be a terrorist. (Right, everyone?)
That was the point of my initial long-ass post. Safir is wrong, but nobody here agrees with him, anyway. That Swampy included his argument in her post is merely a no-big-deal oversight, because she explicitly drew different conclusions than he. Swampy's conclusion is different from Safir's conclusion, even though Swampy included Safir in her post.
Oh, and in case my only attempts at humor in my recent posts have been too subtle, the "Mrs. Premise", etc., references are to a Monty Python sketch. I'll feel stupid if that's the case, but I've certainly felt stupid before, so no biggie.
GtDS