My point is that one should be able to disagree in a debate without
having to go out of ones way to be "friendly" with those one is
debating with. Which is not to say you should be hostile necessarily
(although there is a time and a place like anything). It should be
taken as read that we are all colleagues and respect each others
opinions. Polite discussions, like polite society can self-censor to
the extent that a lot of the interesting stuff gets not discussed.
Photography would be boring to say the least if one where barred from
taking pictures that make others feel uncomfortable, or which did not
challenge the viewer.
Antonio
On 18 May 2004, at 00:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Antonio said:
I find it unecessary. As an adult I am quite happy to disagree with
others and have people disagree with me if they have a different view.
I think many adults feel that disagreements are okay as long as people
disagree
politely.
It seemed to me that Jostein's post was recommending "polite
disagreement." Of
course, I may be misinterpreting his comment.
I hope no one has a problem with that idea?
ERN
