Background : Someone has claimed a philosophy of life, the acceptance of which would have harsh implications for those accepting it, offering belligerence as his primary argument.
After the one questioned here has confronted the one claiming this belief system, with his failure to live by it, and this person has stormed off, the following discussion ensues.
Questioner :
Is it ever necessary to respond to a philosophical point, with a personal challenge, as you just did?Answerer :
Yes, sometimes, it is.
Questioner :
It doesn't seem like a very intellectual approach. Why don't you offer a logical refutation of what he has to say, if you have one?Answerer :
Because it couldn't possibly be done.
Questioner :
So, you've just admitted that you had no intelligent response to what he had to say? Who's trying to intimidate whom?Answerer :
Haven't we been here, before? Remember the argument in which we discussed the problem of infinite regress?
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