Posted: Sep 02, 2013 4:52 am
stevebee92653 wrote:ElDiablo wrote:
I read through a bit of it. I had to stop when you talk about the human skin and that evolution should have designed a better skin for extreme climates. I stopped in the way I would have stopped reading a car mechanics book if it advised leaving the engine running while replacing an alternator belt.
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Your analogy doesn't hold up. Might want to think that one through again. How about 625 car makers making cars, but one of them used cardboard as a body cover instead of metal, like all of the other 625 carmakers use. What do you think?
Way to complete misunderstand the analogy!
In case you still don't get it:
His point was that he stopped reading the available parts of your book at the point where it said something so clearly erroneous that it became abundantly clear that there is no point in continuing... Just like when reading any other book that says something clearly foolishly wrong... Such as an instruction to make sure that the electricity is turned on when rewiring your home!