tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post6489608975772966449..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: QOTD@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-1064749610368031712008-08-31T02:08:00.000-04:002008-08-31T02:08:00.000-04:00avi - I concur. I must say that some conservatives...avi - I concur. <BR/><BR/>I must say that <I>some</I> conservatives fall prey to the same 'rationalizations', they just have a different set of premises.<BR/><BR/>That said, acceptance of the concept of objective reality does demand a more logically rigorous rationale. <BR/><BR/>So in the main, I find conservatives to be far more amenable to propositions grounded in factual observation.Geoffrey Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663224962346593872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-5366993630113690602008-08-29T13:26:00.000-04:002008-08-29T13:26:00.000-04:00gb - indeed. The intellect is often used to merel...gb - indeed. The intellect is often used to merely rationalize a decision based on more primitive drives.<BR/><BR/>My hypothesis is that Democrats are concerned with getting someone who <I>seems</I> to be "one of Us, not one of Them." The rest is detail.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-41774580860782420202008-08-29T02:38:00.000-04:002008-08-29T02:38:00.000-04:00I'm told that once you accept the premise that rea...I'm told that once you accept the premise that reason need not have a factual basis, intellectual disconnects become much easier. It must be true, look at how many millions have achieved it.Geoffrey Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663224962346593872noreply@blogger.com