> i don't know what you mean by 'truthful'. it's not wrong, and it's simply a nod to possibility, as that wasn't even the argument.
Yes, it is wrong. Saying something is "likely" to occur, is the same as saying there is some doubt. There isn't.
>this is just a waste of time on a tangent so someone feels like they had some kind of point.
Then why are you adamant about it? Do you have to "win" every argument? The poster was right, you could have said so.
> further, your comparison doesn't seem very apt. you're talking about a historical event. compared to applying labels to people today who haven't necessarily identified as those labels, as a way to rationalize and endorse violence.
I was just trying to quickly show why what you wrote wasn't truthful via an example. Instead it seems I had to spell it out.
Yes, it is wrong. Saying something is "likely" to occur, is the same as saying there is some doubt. There isn't.
>this is just a waste of time on a tangent so someone feels like they had some kind of point.
Then why are you adamant about it? Do you have to "win" every argument? The poster was right, you could have said so.
> further, your comparison doesn't seem very apt. you're talking about a historical event. compared to applying labels to people today who haven't necessarily identified as those labels, as a way to rationalize and endorse violence.
I was just trying to quickly show why what you wrote wasn't truthful via an example. Instead it seems I had to spell it out.