In Reply to: Not a single objectivist offered a straight forward answer, Why? posted by Analog Scott on April 15, 2007 at 09:28:31:
Actually, Presto and several others have.The fact is what constitutes "well designed" varies with the purpose. Well designed for what purpose? And well designed for whom?
What would constitute a straightforward answer for you? Or are would you "rather ridicule than discuss?"
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Follow Ups
- Sorry, but some have. - Pat D 10:38:48 04/15/07 (26)
- Not In MY Opinion They Haven't - thetubeguy1954 16:44:23 04/15/07 (12)
- There is a reason why I answered so generally - Presto 11:34:33 04/16/07 (0)
- They haven't - kerr 04:54:16 04/16/07 (10)
- Most of the answers are prefaced by "that depends ...." - clifff 06:55:31 04/16/07 (9)
- Re: Most of the answers are prefaced by "that depends ...." - thetubeguy1954 10:49:14 04/16/07 (8)
- What you are quoting is Aczel's OPINION. - clifff 11:23:35 04/16/07 (7)
- Re: What you are quoting is Aczel's OPINION. - thetubeguy1954 11:46:23 04/16/07 (6)
- It's taken you a long time to come to that realization! - Pat D 13:24:39 04/16/07 (5)
- Pat D Uses "Properly Designed" In His Rebuttals, But Now Claims It's ONLY Aczel's Opinion - thetubeguy1954 09:00:46 04/19/07 (3)
- Changing the ground: we were discussing Peter Aczel, now he wants to talk about me.. - Pat D 14:32:10 04/19/07 (2)
- If I Told You What I Really Thought Of You, I'd Be Thrown Off PHP - thetubeguy1954 11:32:47 04/20/07 (1)
- You have devoted whole threads to bashing me! (nt) - Pat D 13:57:47 04/20/07 (0)
- I've ALWAYS Realized That!!! It's You Who Took It As Dogma, Not Me! - thetubeguy1954 14:02:39 04/16/07 (0)
- IMO you always have had a strange idea of a straight forward answer - Analog Scott 11:28:37 04/15/07 (12)
- Mr. Teflon strikes again! - E-Stat 12:27:30 04/16/07 (0)
- Why don't you answer it? A number of people have given answers as straightforward as the question allows. - Pat D 13:44:32 04/15/07 (10)
- I didn't answer it because my answer is irrelevant. - Analog Scott 16:10:13 04/15/07 (9)
- Well, it now comes out that tubey wasn't at all clear about what he wanted. - Pat D 18:00:12 04/15/07 (8)
- Pat Once Afain You Just Cannot Understand The Obvious... - thetubeguy1954 11:26:17 04/16/07 (2)
- But no one seems to have grasped your intent in the original post! - Pat D 13:34:09 04/16/07 (1)
- Not True! Only The Objectivist Pretended Not To Understand.... - thetubeguy1954 14:11:43 04/16/07 (0)
- actually there might be a relevant answer from some one here - Analog Scott 20:45:52 04/15/07 (3)
- That's It Precisely - thetubeguy1954 11:36:29 04/16/07 (2)
- Making things up again. - Pat D 13:07:01 04/16/07 (1)
- Yes You Are (nt) - thetubeguy1954 14:13:03 04/16/07 (0)
- I don't think those "right answers" he wanted exist. (nt) - Presto 20:12:55 04/15/07 (0)