This scholar's response offered no opportunity for genuine scholarly debate, and in fact it was emotional and petty and had one goal that I can discern: his scolding was seeking to sideline your well considered argument all together. He is in fact acting in the very way he claims you to have, he "may disagree with individual readings but it is mean-spirited to sneer at deeply considered efforts."
I certainly don't detect sneering in your tone. Maybe Stanley needs more rest. He could be simply defending his territory, marking his tree.
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This scholar's response offered no opportunity for genuine scholarly debate, and in fact it was emotional and petty and had one goal that I can discern: his scolding was seeking to sideline your well considered argument all together. He is in fact acting in the very way he claims you to have, he "may disagree with individual readings but it is mean-spirited to sneer at deeply considered efforts."
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