Originally Posted by killsurfcity
ok, but i must re-iterrate that i really don't want this to be the topic of this thread.
the biggest difference between these two statements is the "i think". i know this seems small, but this means that i stated this as my opinion and not as absolute fact. an opinion is open to the challenge of other opinions, and can change based on new insights/information/experiences. stating this as absolute fact would be very arrogant.
"but there is something" is also very important... it means that this is a feeling i get, not something absolute.
the person you are quoting here took his personal perception of what i said, ignoring the ambiguities of my statement and delivered it back at me as a statement of absolute truth.
if he would have said... "i think you are wrong, and here is why..." this would have been a much more fruitful exchange.
i do admit the fault in causing all of this ruckus... i should have been more responsible in my initial statement, so that it was clearer to everyone exactly what i was saying.
That's sensible.
I guess in the future, to avoid such confusion and annoyance, just try to clarify before attacking and demeaning people. Misunderstandings happen quite often on here and it's in everyone's best interest not to take things too personally (directed toward everyone, not just you).
And to keep with the theme of this thread, I will post a picture later (when I get home from work) of my now-defunct conversion.