Tom,

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>The reality of some persons is "I am right and you are wrong"! That attitude can destroy lives and nations.
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>Doug;
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>Philosophy is one of my favorite topics and German philosophers in particular fascinate me. There are many areas of philosophy but in particular the writings of Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche have specific interest to me. A part of Nietzsche’s “Oberman” theory comes to mind. “Laws are made by the weak to protect them from the strong”!
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>We are different in our approach to settling a question.
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>I am bigger than you therefore I am right.
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>I make more noise and have better persuasive powers therefore I am right!
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>The good old western approach: My gun is bigger than your gun! Therefore I am right! :)
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>Where should we look but at "The John Burch Society". You know he is right - far right! Gee I miss the early 1970's - like a hole in the head!
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>Tom

Well, I think that people should think that their position is 'right' in cases like this. What's so wrong about that? Now, is that justification to mistreat someone? No way, Jose! Ehhrr.. Tom. <g>

I don't understand the notion that everyone has to or really ever will agree. I expect them not to actually. Does that mean I stop believing what I have determined is the 'right' belief? I hardly think so, otherwise ome could say that my belief was one of convenience. Hardly a position of integrity. <g>

Personally, I think that if someone isn't willing to take a stand then the odds are very good that they really don't have a core set of beliefs or that they've never really thought about them.