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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (390)	8/2/2006 11:38:28 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) of 1695

JC-- have to admit that "Because I said so" startled me. It isn't even a very good parental technique, but it sure isn't one to use on other adults. It's unfortunate that you are frustrated by people not seeing your POV as the right one, but you have to know that without well-defined and defended opinions, you should never win any argument by adamant authoritarian proclamation . Lumping gay marriage, polygamy and pedophilia together is also kind of amazing, but may offer some insight into how you classify gays and polygamists and why you want to just shout, "Because I said so!" It is far better to ask questions about the effects of changes- as your article attempted with polygamy (though not with terrific success). Of course, you may find that gay marriage causes no more drastic change than mixed ones, the idea of which appalled people not that long ago. It's very hard to separate offended sensibilities from the facts. I am afraid "because I said so" falls on the offended sensibility side unless you continue to offer the reasons. I hope you won't just give up on this!

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