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7. Does morality or empathy ever enter into forming your opinion?

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Sun Apr 30, 2017, 07:46 PM

Apr 2017

Sort of a devil's advocate thing. The examples you give have practical and economic value, data-driven. But data can be messed with, manipulated.

But (a BIG) what if, say, deportation of certain ethnic groups somehow was "proven" to have some practical upside?

Or if tax cuts for the wealthy were "proven" to actually help the middle class, but, say, there was a downside that drastically affected a small but significant percentage of the poor. Where does the concept of a "greater good" fall at that point?

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I'm a Liberal, but I am objective and open to change my opinions based on data [View all] Yavin4 Apr 2017 OP

IOW, you use your brain mcar Apr 2017 #1

Have you read arguments in support of those contrary positions? oberliner Apr 2017 #2

Anyone can argue anything at any time. Yavin4 Apr 2017 #3

Understood oberliner Apr 2017 #4

As is proven by our M$M. jrthin Apr 2017 #5

What convinces SOME people... angstlessk Apr 2017 #6

Who's compiling the data? VOX Apr 2017 #8

Does morality or empathy ever enter into forming your opinion? VOX Apr 2017 #7

This is an important question and I'm interested in the answer. erinlough Apr 2017 #14

It's also good to examine motivations sharedvalues Apr 2017 #9

You don't come to your opinions based on racial pride or gender pride? Kaye_NY Apr 2017 #10

Yes. The conservative movement is basically a preservation of White, male privilege Yavin4 Apr 2017 #13

As it should be..and once upon a time that was how bipartisan support was obtained for various MedusaX Apr 2017 #11

That should be part of the definition of "liberal". Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #12