tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post8614909076712961045..comments2023-09-28T07:23:51.376-07:00Comments on ProjectPerko: The Joys of PoliticsCraig Perkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-23924963972883839622008-09-01T22:17:00.000-07:002008-09-01T22:17:00.000-07:00If everyone was honest, I think we'd have a lot mo...If everyone was honest, I think we'd have a lot more arguments, not fewer. But I'm not sure that that would be a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>My position is less 'let's agree to disagree about (whatever)' and more 'man, I wish more people would use science to figure out what the deal is about (whatever)', but neither position really clears the way to making things better, the latter is just the idea that things ought to be made better.<BR/><BR/>I just wish more people would use science to figure out what the deal is about (whatever).brackish meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006701742406299244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-75460215697901171082008-09-01T19:36:00.000-07:002008-09-01T19:36:00.000-07:00I like the honesty here. If everyone was so we'd ...I like the honesty here. If everyone was so we'd not have so many arguments, the US wouldn't be so large a country, and people could go where they felt they ought to.DmLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867491782144075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-37290961606544767322008-09-01T11:51:00.000-07:002008-09-01T11:51:00.000-07:00I AM silly. Pretending otherwise would be silly......I AM silly. Pretending otherwise would be silly...<BR/><BR/>I make decisions based on emotions all the time, obviously. But it's important to realize that those decisions are not The Best and Things Everyone Should Do.<BR/><BR/>Important decisions that affect many people should be made with more care than that.Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-52618997545908334232008-09-01T10:52:00.000-07:002008-09-01T10:52:00.000-07:00One can certainly rightly say "I like (policy)" wh...One can certainly rightly say "I like (policy)" while admitting that they are going solely on emotion.<BR/><BR/>It's those who refuse to give up their opinions, and warp the facts to support them, that get so annoying.<BR/><BR/>But don't pretend you don't use emotion to make decisions. It makes you sound silly.Textual Harassmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620030154228411039noreply@blogger.com