On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:33, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> C'mon now....anyone who can play in Agora is capable of independent >> reasoning. Liberalism springs from a failure of rational >> thinking....you don't have to believe it just because they told you it >> was true. > > Funny, I would argue that conservatism these days seems to largely > stem from a failure to rationally recognize the non-existence of sky > fairies. > Though I disagree with your view, I will agree that belief (or unbelief as the case may be) in God (sky fairies?) does radically transform the lens with which you view the world. Everything has a completely different perspective depending on if it is viewed theistically or atheistically.
> But I don't want to make assumptions, there are certainly liberals who > are kooks as well, and I especially don't want to start a political > discussion within these hallowed fora, so this will be my only post on > the subject. Indeed. My apologies for bringing up political matters here (at least outside of those we directly deal with in Agora). This is my final post on the subject as well. BobTHJ
