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To: Fishtalk
It's not that these people are stupid necessarily. It's that they believe what they want to believe. Period.

Exactly! You should write about it.

In fact, people ARE smart. BUT... We often use our big brains to conceptualize, rationalize and then justify our emotional beliefs.

That's why you see so many people believing the crap they believe in. It's not stupidity as much as it is mental gymnastics that got them where they did.

Ever argue with one of these folks? They change the subject, bring up straw men, exaggerate or make up facts, and use every logical fallacy in the book to prove--often to themselves more than anyone--they are correct. It takes a lot of brain power to believe nonsense!

164 posted on 08/02/2015 8:35:14 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")
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To: Alas Babylon!

OMG and the mental linguistics they engage in over this Planned Parenthood mess amazes me of such glib tongue!

“Helping humanity” or “Saving life of living child” or “insert smarmy term here that will change horror of limb-filled trays to flowers, puppies and joy”.

I seriously believe there is a line, somewhere, that will be crossed and the people will rise. Don’ know how they will rise, don’t necessarily see violence.

But something will stop this crazy game. Could well be part of Trump’s success at this point in time. There are plenty of us who understand logic vs emotion.

Or something.


170 posted on 08/02/2015 8:39:45 AM PDT by Fishtalk
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