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15. As one who personally has no use for religion whatsoever
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 07:23 AM
Jul 2021

I still recognize that millions are so deeply indoctrinated that by the time they reach adulthood, they really believe what they have been taught all their lives (not unlike Republicans who think what they hear on Fox is true). To those of us who believe otherwise, it is nothing more than wishful thinking, but to those who truly believe, it is reality. I lived in Spain decades ago, and I saw an otherwise totally rational person go down on their knees in front of the TV when the Pope came on. They had nothing at all to gain by the action, but every time they went to Mass on Sunday, they truly believed their invisible friend in the sky paid them a visit.

Since I don't find Turner to be a citadel of sincerity, I share your sentiment there. I suspect Hillary's endorsement of a primary candidate in this particular congressional race might be tinged with a little payback for 2016, but I nevertheless don't think she would have made the endorsement at all if she felt she was backing an unworthy candidate.

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