WATCH: Anderson Cooper Tears Apart Arizona State Senator on AC360

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32. I'm not so sure about that. I seriously doubt he believes he's wrong to support it.

Otherwise, why else would he be clinging to defense of this? Why else would he be so certain that this is a legitimate - even noble - pursuit? TOTAL cold, blank, thick, and decidedly opaque denial. The certitude with some of these people who put it all on FAITH - is what I think we're dealing with. You just believe. It's an act of total faith. No questions. No pondering. No examination. No wiggle room or compromise. No extensive consideration of farther ramifications or possible complications. No room for any downside. There IS no downside. This is from God. And that's that. NO compromise even briefly entertained. PERIOD. End of sentence. It's settled. Done. Discussion closed.

That may be what mind set we see operating here. You throw religion into the mix - in ANY way, shape, or form, and with some of these people you might as well just throw up your hands and go home. They WON'T compromise. They won't see any need to capitulate or see any other take on this or anyone else's alternative view. They see no need to. There IS no alternative - because they think this is all from GOD.

And there are enough folks like him, still VERY much a minority but they're awfully loud and awfully insistent, that living with them and trying to share the planet with them can be rather difficult sometimes.