"I was just joking" ...always the refrain of the scoundrel when called on their BS, at least in my experience. It is a strawman to imply that my position is th

"I was just joking" ...always the refrain of the scoundrel when called on their BS, at least in my experience. It is a strawman to imply that my position is that no one is allowed any contradiction or errors whatsoever. The issue is not errors of knowledge or mistakes but the failure to correct such errors when they are found. An honest man works to correct his errors and contradictions, i.e. is consistent, while the dishonest like to wallow in them or pretend they don't exist or rationalize them by misquoting Emerson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Reliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Reliance