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To: Keith Feral who wrote (147540)	10/11/2004 8:27:34 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Respond to of 281500

Keith, it almost sounds as if you are suggesting we should just trust politicians, in other words, put our unquestioning faith in them. Having been involved in the political process for some time, from the grass roots on up, I can tell you I will never just hand the keys of my trust over to politicians. Political leaders are people, they all started somewhere, they all pull their pants on one leg at a time, just like the rest of us. And like the rest of us, they are only as frail and as strong as humans can be. Looking critically at past or upcoming decisions, using facts as objectively as possible, should be something we always do, especially in times of uncertainty.

To: Keith Feral who wrote (147540)	10/11/2004 8:38:42 AM
From: Bruce L	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Keith: Wonderful post; the best I've seen in a long time! I especially liked: <<If you take a huge amount of information, there is a logical progression to form a conclusion. However, the correlation between all of the information may be purely random. Dogmas are created when we use the process of intelligence to assimilate all of the information into a critical overview of the facts. .... Why do facts have to create a conclusion? In the area of politics, it creates paranoid observations that attack anyone in the spotlight. I am not trying to suggest that people should not try to understand the information at hand. However, it is totally obvious to me that people try to use the gathering of information as a means of being critical of the people whose ideology they do not like. Conversely, they go out of our way to make excuses for people whose ideology they support.>> Bravo. IF I COULD, I WOULD MAKE EVERY POSTER READ IT ALOUD 10 TIMES. Thanks again, Bruce