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Marr

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13. Very true. I think that's one of the reasons that evangelicals are part of their

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #10)

Sun May 6, 2012, 11:09 AM

May 2012

coalition. That's a whole demographic that's been trained to think that belief in the face of contradictory evidence is actually a *virtue*, and they're very comfortable with ideological walls.

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Very true. I think that's one of the reasons that evangelicals are part of their Marr May 2012 #13

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A very pertinent link DonCoquixote May 2012 #17