On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 13:41:00 -0500, Bob > wrote:

>> But more importantly, he learned nothing from the discusssion as he
>> chose to speculate only about BMI and not any of the other risk measures
>> discussed.
>
>Unfortunately and typically, that goes without saying, Nigel. Chung's
>normal modus operandi is to do exactly that. He never concedes a point
>unless he's hopelessly, irretrievably, unarguably demonstrated to be
>in error. Even then, he dissembles and distorts the information. It's
>a sad fact that Chung is as rigid in his pronouncements about
>"science" and everything else as he is in his "religion."
>
>Chung *must* be right and correct in every particular, and any
>disagreement is met with attacks, dismissal on irrelevant points,
>scorn, "misunderstandings," and the ushering in of one or more of his
>sockpuppets to ratchet up the intensity and malice of the attack. His
>foolish picking at Matti about his work is a perfect example. When
>Chung can't refute or even offer supported information to counter what
>Matti posts, he does what he says he doesn't do. He makes an ad
>hominem attack on Matti. Chung is a fraud about how he acts and his
>characterization of his own actions.
>
>Chung doesn't deal with cited science from others very often, nor does
>he offer many citations; he offers his "experience" instead and truly
>seems to expect that to be enough to carry the discussion. It's a
>constant puzzle watching him essentially do the same thing in the same
>situations to the same fruitless conclusions. It brings to mind that
>classic definition of insanity where a person does the same thing
>repeatedly expecting a different result this time.
>
>Terribly sad situation when he could be doing so much good. He rather
>chooses a very low road while cloaking himself falsely in the tattered
>garments of a Christian shown to be fallen by his own actions and
>those he condones in others.
>
>Poor Chung. And poor others who rely on him...


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