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Message: <blockquote data-quote="baphomet68" data-source="post: 4776925" data-attributes="member: 83462">No amount of discussion can change a persons mind. Its the wrong tool for the job. We participate because articulating our opinion helps bring our beliefs into clearer focus, and to understand better the dissenting view. I dont think anyone participates because they are looking to rewrite their judgements. All we can do is discriminate; If relying on ones own judgement in the face of disagreement is prejudice, than prejudice is human nature. {conclusion = opinion followed by rationalization: I assert therefore I rationalize my assertion} No mans argument can stand in place of anothers experience; sounds like you suggest that if only I understood the problem like you do, I would have to agree.     I see Mistwells' description of prejudgement as applicable to both sides of this debate; those that stridently defend WOTC are in no danger of changing their opinion or withdrawing that support simply because they read something expressing a contrary view.     All that being said: I will point to the lack of a legal PDF, and the availability of the Pirate copy, as evidence that proves WOTC wrong. Their failure to provide an electronic alternative to the pulled PDF shows their actions as knee-jerk emotionalism, not cool, reasoned business strategy. I expect that WOTC will issue some statement declaring unmitigated success for their new AP product. I will be constitutionally unable to beleive them.     That being said, both sides in this debate benefit by the dialog- all are forced to explore and define their stance. But with so few actual facts, we have a topic that gets decided by emotions.</blockquote>

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