hanson wrote:

[Richard]
It really bothers you [Al] that you can't bully me, doesn't it. Perhaps it
should bother you more that not only are you incapable of calculating
time zone differences, you don't even know the difference between an
inorganic and a physical chemist.
Richard Schultz, , Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University,
Israel
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[Richard quotes Al]
"A mensch takes personal responsiblity for his actions.
When demonstrated to be empirically wrong a mensch
admits error and becomes a better mensch." "Uncle Al"
Schwartz, in

That's a quality notably lacking from the postings now appearing over
his signature. The most moderate response to being argued into a
corner which he can manage is silence; insults are the more likely
result, a menschly admission of human error all but unknown.

When one behaves in the most insulting manner possible because somebody
has merely questioned him, one doesn't have much room to back up into,
does he? If you've just shouted that mistaken == fool, you can't be
mistaken.