Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: kthroyer
Hey dullard,
loup garou was only responding to someone who said that, "if it doesn't have beans, it isn't chili," which is actually quite wrong. Traditional chili is prepared without beans, but they can be added as a variation, like cheese or pasta. He isn't claiming that if it has beans, it isn't chili. I believe he said that he occasionally likes beans in his chili.
I understand his point and I agree with his point. However, I'm attempting to make a different point that Loup Garou so far has been unwilling or unable to listen to. Chili without beans is basically enchilada sauce. Yes, it is a form of a chili, but it is more properly called an enchilada sauce (there is substantial overlap here). Beans are what will definitively distinguish between the two.
Here is the same argument in different words to (hopefully) take out some of the anger and bias:
[*]A cat walks by.
[*]ATOT debates whether it is a cat or whether it is a mammal.
[*]I say don't call it a mammal, it is more correct to call it a cat.
[*]Loup Garou states (correctly, but 100% missing my the point) that yes it is a mammal.
[*]I state that it has all the features of a cat, thus it is a cat.
[*]Loup Garou states that is has all the features of a mammal, thus it is a mammal.
[*]We go back and forth where I try to convince him that it is more proper to call it a cat than a mammal.
[*]I get nowhere. Yes, Loup Garou is correct that it is a mammal. However, that really isn't as specific as we can be. I say it is correct to call it a cat. In fact, it is better to call it a cat when it is a cat and don't call it a mammal.
Yes, it is chili without beans, but it is better to call it a sauce. Put beans in it and it is no longer a sauce and it is only chili. So don't call it a chili when it is a sauce because a sauce is more specific and a better term to use.
Originally posted by: loup garou
Perhaps you should take your own advice.
I really don't know what you mean by that. Could you please elaborate.