Friday, September 02, 2005
Being For The Benefit of Dr. Egnor
The expression "no good deed goes unpunished" has been running through our minds lately, as we've pondered what to do about the complaint Dr. Egnor made of our having mocked his letter to the NY Times. In an ill-conceived burst of fair play we agreed to let him send a "follow-up" letter to, in his words, "discuss the medical facts and the ethics of the Schiavo affair, with you, on your blog, so your readers can judge for themselves what the real issues are."
Having received his follow-up letter, however, we found that we did not wish to publish it. And we definitely didn't want to publish our response to it. There was no point, and nothing to be gained; we just didn't think anything good would come of it.
After putting it aside for a while we decided to email Dr. Egnor to see if we could agree to drop it. We did, so we will. And that, Poor Readers, is where the matter will have to stand. We apologize if this is not satisfactory, but we've never gone wrong listening to the little voice that reminds us: "When in doubt, leave it out."
Besides--surely all of us have had enough of the Schiavo business by now.
Having received his follow-up letter, however, we found that we did not wish to publish it. And we definitely didn't want to publish our response to it. There was no point, and nothing to be gained; we just didn't think anything good would come of it.
After putting it aside for a while we decided to email Dr. Egnor to see if we could agree to drop it. We did, so we will. And that, Poor Readers, is where the matter will have to stand. We apologize if this is not satisfactory, but we've never gone wrong listening to the little voice that reminds us: "When in doubt, leave it out."
Besides--surely all of us have had enough of the Schiavo business by now.
