-=> Quoting Roger Nelson to Paul Andinach <=-
 DB> No, it's fact.  If you disagree, please point out EXACTLY which
 DB> part you believe to be just my opinion.
 
 PA>    I think where you went wrong was the "certainly".
 PA>    There is a chance that life may face similar obstacles on an
 PA> alien planet, even if the chances are about the same as the
 PA> chances that tomorrow I'll meet a flying saucer packed with
 PA> aliens who look like Jack Sargeant.
 RN> I disagree. I think where he went wrong was with his misstatement
 RN> of "No, it's a fact." There is no way he could possibly know with
 RN> any degree of certainty how life began on another planet.
   That's true. But he made that statement as part of the question
"Where is the bit that's just my opinion?". I was pointing out the bit
of his previous message where he'd labelled his opinion a certainty.
 
 RN> This is not good, Paul, even in jest.
   If you say so, I'll just go and delete it from my tag file so the
automatic tag selector will never choose it again...
Paul
... alien, n. A being who travels great distances to molest cattle.  
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