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To: gunsequalfreedom

“He does not need to apologize. He has strong feelings, well found feelings about her being unfit to serve in the position.”

So he’s a snowflake; it’s all about his “feelings”? What about the facts? The point of the article is that Mr Paul has is facts wrong and therefore his “strong feelings” are based on him being misinformed. You say he shouldn’t care about the facts, just his “feelings”. You called him a snowflake, which I never knew he was.

“Feelings” are emotions, not thoughts, though someone can work up some “feelings” because of their thoughts. But “feelings” can also be wrong, because they can come from mere immediate reactions without any good analysis of what the reaction is to and any choosing of what reaction is desired - just react.

Judgement, based on “feelings” and not what someone’s THINKING is is not judgement - just an emotional reaction.

I always counsel writers to never say “I feel” thus and so, when what is meant is “I think”, or “I believe”. Yes it is better to think than to merely “feel” - emote.

So which did Mr Paul do - merely feel, or think?


66 posted on 03/16/2018 6:35:15 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

The feelings tangent you ran down was a long leap from the subject but I get you are not the touchy feely type when it comes to politics. FReepRegards.


77 posted on 03/16/2018 8:04:32 AM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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