[buddha-l] it's not about belief

[curt]

Jim Peavler wrote:

>
>
> I would never call Dr. Hayes (nor myself) disingenuous, which, if I  
> understand it, "pretending to know less about something than one  
> actually knows."  Buddha-l is almost completely devoid of any odor of  
> the disingenuous. Most of us tend to fall somewhere on the other end  
> of the spectrum.
>
dis-in-gen-u-ous: adjective: lacking in candor : calculating

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=disingenuous

Feigning ignorance is a common form of disingenuousness - but does not 
define it. Any argument that is "lacking in candor" - like intentionally 
misrepresenting your opponent's positions - is disingenuous.

- Curt