[ExI] Basis of Belief

[Henrique Moraes Machado]

ABlainey at aol.com February 26, 2008 12:21 PM Basis of Belief

>The point is that ridicule is a form of violence.  Not physical violence,
>but it is an invitation to physical violence.

We are chimps, not bonobos. On the contrary, there would be much more sex 
and much less violence. :-)

Ridiculing is a powerfull weapon on argumentation. If you make your opponent 
look silly and foolish, then you're closer to winning. If you can make your 
opponent *feel* silly and foolish then you've definitely won.