DA wrote:

"It is a fascinating, horrifying, and grotesque fact that those who are most religious are more easily able to rationalize what they have done."

I'd say they are more easily fooled. Some friends and I were discussing this some years ago and decided it's because they have to fool themselved every single day. They have to convince themselves that a god made them for some purpose.

Tim wrote:

"we support a free world, apart from dictatorships, and equality for all people. it is necessary to end this threat, and we support our troops, and our country."

When George W. Caesar originally announced he was invading Iraq to bring them "freedom and democracy" I had to chuckle. I knew at the time they were the last two things the Us administration wanted for them.

Redewenur. I'd start with (a) Politics is life, and adjust the others accordingly.

Last edited by terrytnewzealand; 03/09/07 04:27 AM.