Prediction vs. balanced view

Post #7,205 by a6l6e6x 8/30/01 11:05:47 AM Reply	Prediction vs. balanced view I guess you are saying that when making a prediction only "pro" points supporting the prediction are to be listed and none of the "cons". And so, Krauthammer need not be "balanced". "On the other hand..." is not required. My point is that as a prediction, in the sense of foretelling the future, there may well be an Israeli blitzkrieg. On the other hand, the justification for such action is terribly one-sided. "Spit in your face" happens every day to the Palestinians going through IDF checkpoints. Palestinians have been living under an Isreali oppressor's heel, outside Israel, since they lost the 6-day war in 1967. There are two sides to the problem. The blood lust must continue until saner heads prevail. Alex Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. -- Anne Frank
Post #7,209 by addison 8/30/01 11:15:39 AM Reply	Re: Prediction vs. balanced view I guess you are saying that when making a prediction only "pro" points supporting the prediction are to be listed and none of the "cons". And so, Krauthammer need not be "balanced". "On the other hand..." is not required. Right. My point is that as a prediction, in the sense of foretelling the future, there may well be an Israeli blitzkrieg. On the other hand, the justification for such action is terribly one-sided. I wouldn't say "one-sided" but yes. If you're predicting the future, you say what you think will happen. He illustrates what he thinks will happen, and why. Its the whole issue of "context" - putting yourself into the other person's shoes. Look at it from their perspective. (And then you can sometimes figure out HOW to balance the view, HOW to explain to them, etc). But you cannot do that while "in their shoes". Doesn't work. IF they're not thinking it, attributing it to their thought process is erroneous. Addison
Post #7,240 by Simon_Jester 8/30/01 2:35:16 PM Reply	You're assuming that saner heads will prevail... Bloodly unlikely, in my opinion. I can predict it will get worse... but that's pretty much a given at this point. And all it takes is for one idiot to go off and the whole thing starts again. It reminds me of Britian and the IRA.
Post #7,250 by a6l6e6x 8/30/01 3:16:45 PM Reply	I'm hoping that saner heads will prevail, one day. You've got a good point, of course. The situation is continuing to deteriorate. Britain and the IRA, Russians and Chechens, Serbs and Croats, Serbs and Albanians, Serbs and Bosnians, Serbs and Kosovars, Macedonians and Albanians, Greeks and Turks on Cyprus, Indians and Pakistanis in Kashmir, Turks and Kurds, Iraqis and Kurds, Iranians and Kurds, all manner of African tribal purges, and the list goes on. The Israelis and Palestinians are taking things to new levels of inhumanity. Alex Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. -- Anne Frank
Post #7,252 by Silverlock 8/30/01 3:25:21 PM Reply	There 's the problem in a nutshell Sanity is not a prerequiste for belief. Israelis believe Palestinians are the enemy. Palestinians believe Israelis are the enemy. Both sides have ample reason to adhere to that belief. How do you negotiate with an enemy, especially when you don't trust that enemy to be true to his word? Don Richards. Who can't think of anything entertaining for a .sig

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