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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (83921)	7/19/2012 12:14:26 AM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104145

Yep, polarization is one of the biggest problems these days......it's moronic. Pledging to not work with the other side... How will that ever arrive at a workable solution? Your kids sound fantastic, good job, Mom

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (83921)	7/19/2012 7:22:16 PM
From: elpolvo	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 104145

i saw this posted on another message board this week (not SI): If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you feel pity rather than anger, unless you know so little of arithmetic or geography that his opinion shakes your own contrary conviction. The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion. So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants. ~ Bertrand Russell, “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish,” 1943 it drew some angry responses... ;-) -grassholehopper