The Perfect Storm in Hindsight
With the transition process from George W, Bush to Barack Obama already in high gear, liberals everywhere are filled with a tenacious hope that this moment in time is the beginning of a new era, a new dawn. If you voted for Barack Obama, then greatness is upon us, or in the very least, the need to believe that greatness is upon us is still fresh in the hearts of the Obama supporters. I cannot blame them. When people so fervently believe in something as broadly defined as ‘change’, and then put a man at the forefront of responsibility to create that ‘change’, it becomes increasingly difficult to be critical of their well-oiled, well-groomed, hypnotic leader; in much the same way that Christians are not particularly inclined to be critical of their leaders or beliefs.
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>much the same way that Christians are not particularly inclined to be critical of their leaders or beliefs.<
???????? What ? You don't think Christians are critical of their leaders or beliefs ? That's just plain ole
Bullpucky. Maybe a new convert who's never studied but I'd say there are very distinct lines that people of all faiths have. I'd say there are MANY others who arn't very particular to who's leading them.
And Tom, a fanatic to you would be anyone who belives in a Creator right ?
WHat possible basis would you have for that being my definition of "fanatic?"
Tom Mullen
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"Question with boldness even the existence of a God" - Thomas Jefferson
My conclusion was drawn from your many past responses to any dialoge about faith in God. Am I missing something here ? I can't at the moment recall a specific quote , but I thought in the past it was quite evident. And it would seem from your posting of a "half" quote by Jefferson.......
>"Question with boldness even the existence of a God"<
..........that that was your intended premiss, no ?
I'll have to respond tomarrow because your taking to long to reply here and I'm whipped.....just didn't want you to think I wasn't going to answer....
I am right with you on belief in government being like a religion. The proponents of big government, like religious fanatics, react with fear and panic when their deeply held convictions are challenged with hard facts. Four years from now, the Democrats will all be in denial over Obama's abysmal failure, just as the Republicans were over George Bush's failures after his two terms (maybe more so in 04 than in 08 - in 08 they might have had an idea that they screwed up, although would never admit it. :) )
Tom Mullen
www.tommullen.net
www.myspace.com/skepticsongs
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God" - Thomas Jefferson