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AndreaCG

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46. Actually he was still nominally a Christian
Mon Dec 22, 2014, 06:30 PM
Dec 2014

In the article I linked to my friend it quoted him as saying that while he didn't really attend the Catholic Church anymore he still held "core beliefs". So I don't think that's really the definition of an agnostic. Perhaps an unaffiliated Christian.

Motivated reasoning. Look it up. unrepentant progress Dec 2014 #1
Ok I looked it up AndreaCG Dec 2014 #4
Of course you do. Seeking Serenity Dec 2014 #11
Gee you're not in the least bit smug and superscilious AndreaCG Dec 2014 #12
Because I don't like double standards. Seeking Serenity Dec 2014 #13
Hmm. You would fit in well on the Sunday talk show circuit AndreaCG Dec 2014 #14
You're putting words in my mouth or inferring things I didn't say Seeking Serenity Dec 2014 #19
This Sub_Thread Is Hilarious ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #23
No chance that your implying things.... daleanime Dec 2014 #30
What a load of pure, unadulterated horseshit. Besides the right's refusing to abide KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #31
Both sides do it, both sides breathe air, other than that, there is NOTHING the left and the right NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #51
Right wing and intellectual are two words that never onecaliberal Dec 2014 #2
Here's a good example of how their minds (if one may use the term) operate. Shortly after KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #34
^^^ That onecaliberal Dec 2014 #44
it's easier to be a lazy racist. spanone Dec 2014 #3
Because if they weren't they'd be Liberals MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #5
Hunter College HS AndreaCG Dec 2014 #6
D'oh! My bad. MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #7
No offense taken AndreaCG Dec 2014 #8
McVeigh vs. Islamic terrorism YarnAddict Dec 2014 #9
Because they know they're wrong and don't care. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #10
This ^^^^^^^ treestar Dec 2014 #49
That rings funny. ananda Dec 2014 #15
McVeigh self identified as agnostic m-lekktor Dec 2014 #16
He did not brand his actions as Christian... Orsino Dec 2014 #25
McVeigh self identified as agnostic many years after his crimes Major Nikon Dec 2014 #37
Actually he was still nominally a Christian AndreaCG Dec 2014 #46
He identified himself as an agnostic in a letter written shortly before his execution Major Nikon Dec 2014 #57
Covering all his bases. : ) AndreaCG Dec 2014 #58
Because they believe dishonesty is the norm. kentuck Dec 2014 #17
Why is anyone ever intellectually dishonest? LWolf Dec 2014 #18
"Why is anyone ever intellectually dishonest?" Seeking Serenity Dec 2014 #20
Yes. LWolf Dec 2014 #21
There are the few democrats who are little better than republicans AndreaCG Dec 2014 #47
It's less an argument LWolf Dec 2014 #50
No I agree AndreaCG Dec 2014 #59
Right now I'm looking at a Facebook post claiming President Obama.... Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2014 #22
Teaparty and the like live in a universe where Obama is a Muslim waiting to bomb their NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #54
Because the facts are usually not on their side. dawg Dec 2014 #24
It's fear-driven reaction, not an intellectual process. DirkGently Dec 2014 #26
They have no intellect. muntrv Dec 2014 #27
Political beliefs are a lot like religious beliefs. LiberalAndProud Dec 2014 #28
cognitive dissonance only lets in facts that support their delusional world view on point Dec 2014 #29
No, she *is* a stupid woman. Ikonoklast Dec 2014 #32
You may have a point AndreaCG Dec 2014 #48
"defended our use of torture" 0rganism Dec 2014 #33
cognitive dissonance explains intellectual dishonesty Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #35
In the words of John Maynard Keynes some 90 years ago: KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #36
They lie because they cannot win if they stick to the truth. They applegrove Dec 2014 #38
Exactly.. if they weren't dishonest then they would be wrong all the freakin time.. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #39
Here's a Berkelely study that basically explains it. Zorra Dec 2014 #40
I love threads like this Tsiyu Dec 2014 #41
They have to be because their beliefs are based on lies, racism and sick Randian fantasies. workinclasszero Dec 2014 #42
When facts negate/deny your beliefs, you have two choices DFW Dec 2014 #43
Well, my late right-wing grandfather thought that Obama was a "far-left radical".. YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #45
Maybe not rich but sounds like a classic Bircher -right age group...was he a Bircher? lunasun Dec 2014 #56
Because that is the Nature of a Cult. misterhighwasted Dec 2014 #52
so Christian terrorist are way better than Muslim terrorist? lol SummerSnow Dec 2014 #53
the same words mean different things to them. take the "golden rule", for instance. unblock Dec 2014 #55
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