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Originally posted by MagiK:
Absynthe, I apologize if I am the foul wind on the forums  I voiced my opinions and tried not to ridicule you or anyone else. I tried to put some hard won insights gained over the years. You called Moradin a breath of fresh air on here and yet his is not in fact a disenting point of view and actually seems to be along party lines for this forum. Its hard to be the breath of fresh air when you constitute the majority. I would also say that I am probably also the oldest person who has seen the most commings and goings of doom sayers. I will refrain from voicing unpopular points of view in the forum from now on since it is obviously not what is wanted. I apologize to all who felt threatened, insulted and or in any other way demeaned by my disagreement with them. Moradin, you asked why post numbers at all...I say don't. Notice I used very few actual numbers. I don't trust them because I have seen for myself that with statistical analysis and some fudging here and there you can prove anything you want with numbers. Please don't allow any of my ranting disturb you, feel free to believe anything you want. You have that right as a human being. Im sorry I caused all this hostility and discontent.
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MagiK
Don't be afraid to post dissenting views...without them where would we be! That is the actual breath of fresh air. Without differing opinions we really wouldn't get very far in this world! As for Abysnthe's comment (thank you btw), perhaps it was meant that I try to make educated posts, not rambling comments, not that I am saying you are...many people on this forum spout off and then run and hide, like you say, they don't dig into the numbers, they hear something on the news and take it as fact....well I don't and I am glad you don't either! I agree with you that it is very easy for numbers to be manipulated to prove your point. B/c of this fact I do not just look at numbers from one side or the other, b/c they will be biased. But when you look at both sides (say corporations and environmentalists) and they agree with each other, then I can conclude that those numbers are not fudged and can be taken as accurate.
I did not mean any harm or ill-will with my posts, I was trying to state my opinion on your viewpoints. Please continue to post but don't be afraid of retaliation. If your side is strong enough then it should stand up to critisism!