"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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"George M. Middius" wrote in message
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Why did Mr. **** refuse to retract his random accusation of pedophilia
against Mister Wheeler? Why didn't Mr. **** simply apologize when he
had the opportunity?



Note that these are very simple questions that deal entirely with
Krooger's own choices. The answer, if there is one, will deal with the
behavior of anybody and everybody else except Krooger.

George,
In a recent perusal of rec.audio.tech, I find that it is infested with
some of the same personality types typified by Arny Krueger. Richard
Pierce
is a notable example. Where have you seen the following characteristics
befo

1. Possession considerable knowledge and experience, but never on the
highest level.
2. Failure to realize the limitations of such knowledge and experience.
3. Psychotic inability to admit any error or lack of expertise.
4. Incessant posting of a particular viewpoint, with no toleration or
respect for the viewpoints of others.
5. "Dirty", or underhanded distortion of the statements of others, as well
as other tricks of the "debating trade" intended to obfuscate the meaning
of
posts made by others.
6. Obsessive need to project as the preeminent source of knowledge in as
many domains as possible. Also known as "pontification", the need to be
accepted as an infallible source of wisdom.
7. Use of profanity and/or ad homineum attacks.
8. Lack of social grace.

These people are cases of arrested development. They are, in fact, adult
examples of the obnoxious "teenage expert."

Paradoxically, they do have knowledge. Both Arny Krueger and Richard
Pierce
can design loudspeakers, and do a pretty good job of it. They probably
know
how to do a Bode plot. But they aren't satisfied with what they know.
Following the "Peter Principle" that defines executive incompetence, they
conflate their expertise with areas they are not competent in. Arny
Krueger's comprehension of scientific philosophy seems dim and hazy, while
I
doubt that Richard Pierce has ever read Born's "Principles of Optics", or
Dirac's "Quantum Mechanics", or even heard of these volumes.

I suspect, George, that your question was a rhetorical one. Usenet
attracts
disturbed individuals. It is the modern version of the Hyde Park soap box;
it attracts people who are a little off balance.

But it is a simple fact that a significant percentage of the population is
off balance. They aren't crazy. They function in their jobs and may be
good
husbands as well. They are simply people you would rather not know,
because
they use any victim in their company to reinforce their sense of
self-worth.




You are too nice.




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