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In reply to the discussion: Georgia Parents Torture Adopted Daughter, Say They Were Just Following The Bible [View all]lindysalsagal
(22,903 posts)onto others. They don't recognize that they even hold a default answer, and so they label others as "difficult" or "rebellious" or "defiant" or "deniers."
The details of the debate are often interchangeable: It is the lack of perception of the implied, silent default opinion that causes the conflict.
People can't resolve conflict without the ability to consciously recognize their own predetermined default assumption.
The entire intelligent design defense is built on the presumption that anything beyond our human understanding is automatically attributable to an invisible old white-haired guy in the sky with a long stick and a mean temperament, who has omnipotent power, but has nothing better to do than root for one basketball team or another. He brought us all into being so we could harm each other, fighting over limited natural resources.