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Originally Posted by alansmithee
One of the main problems I have with how dems/liberals think, is that for all their claims of logic and thought, they don't recognise even the possibility of their views being wrong.
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The difficulty I have with any general statements about liberals and conservatives is that there are many of each on this board that don't fit the typical generalizations. It is patently untrue that liberals as a whole never recognize the possibility of their views being wrong. I've seen (apparent) liberals recognize when they are wrong many times on this board. I do agree that many professional politicians on both sides don't recognize the possibility of their views being wrong (at least not publicly). (That may be what you meant).
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Originally Posted by alansmithee
...This is also true in many conservatives/republicans, but they have a different approach to how they attempt to communicate. They don't set themselves up as paragons of logic and intelligence; they seem to allow for more faith into following their line.
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Do you mean that liberals set themselves up as paragons of logic and intelligence when in actuality they're just like the rest of us? Or do you mean that acting logical and intelligent is a flaw? I'm guessing you mean the former rather than the latter.
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they seem to allow for more faith into following their line.
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Do you mean that there is more room for religious individuals in the Republican party? Or do you mean that it's easier to just trust your leaders and not question them in the Republican party? Again, I'm guessing that you mean the former rather than the later. But either way, this statement about liberals
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Their ideas/slogans/propaganda get elevated to unshakable truths and dogma that any religious institution would be proud of in it's followers.
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seems to suggest that faith is bad.