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pampango

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7. Certainly true of the republican base. Truth has long taken a back seat to fear, emotion and

Reply to Cronus Protagonist (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 07:16 AM

Aug 2013

"a gut feeling with a call to action" with them.

Perhaps, their base was just the leading edge of a more generalized rejection of truth in favor of vague perceptions - usually consistent with one's pre-existing likes and dislikes - from other parts of the political spectrum. I would like to think that the left is not as prone to rejecting truth, evidence and science, in favor of emotion and perception, but perhaps too many are falling into the same tendency.

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Truth has no remaining value. [View all] Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 OP

So is this also a vague perception or gut feeling? Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #1

What's your gut feeling on it? Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #4

Its a part of the Englert�Greenberger duality relation Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #5

That may be true, but nobody cares Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #6

Was it Rumsfeld who said " we create reality?" Nt rainy Aug 2013 #2

I believe so Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #3

The great global distraction... TeeYiYi Aug 2013 #21

Rumsfeld can create some reality in the short term, but nature bats last. And dang, I think she's Nay Aug 2013 #8

Certainly true of the republican base. Truth has long taken a back seat to fear, emotion and pampango Aug 2013 #7

You haven't been paying attention. Igel Aug 2013 #9

Um, emotions are visceral; they do not follow thought. Nor does thought follow understanding. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #12

As I said, the republican base was the "leading edge" of the fear/emotion, "gut feeling" brigade. pampango Aug 2013 #14

And if the party says that it is not four but five -- then how many? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #10

FOX/Murdoch has seen to it that people distrust the media, and the media themselves have WinkyDink Aug 2013 #11

Strange duplicity: Fox promos 2A commentators, but Murdoch is a grabber. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #13

Truth is reality. What you see in every day life. mick063 Aug 2013 #15

There is no "is" to reality Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #16

The academics of definition don't mean crap to a person struggling. mick063 Aug 2013 #17

Maybe eventually, but meanwhile there's money to be made Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #18

This is where we stand today. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #19

I just stumbled upon this video right now... Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #20

some thoughts. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #22

You walk in the footsteps of Descartes Cronus Protagonist Aug 2013 #23