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Douglas Carpenter

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16. It is mathmatically impossible to build a progressive majority that does not include a lot of

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 06:18 PM

Feb 2012

religious believers. It cannot be done. Right or wrong, good or bad, whether God exist or not, it is impossible. There will never, never, never, never be a progressive majority that excludes religious believers.

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The Elephant In Santorum's Theological Room: Religion = Make Believe [View all] stopbush Feb 2012 OP

made me think of this... handmade34 Feb 2012 #1

how could he ever sit down with foreign leaders IcyPeas Feb 2012 #2

82% of Americans believe in the existence of god Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #3

90% of Americans believed Saddam had WMD, based on what bush said. stopbush Feb 2012 #6

you have to start with the ignorance somewhere snooper2 Feb 2012 #7

everyone is entitled to feel the way they want about God and their roguevalley Feb 2012 #20

I'm not saying you, nor do I care what you believe, but erinlough Feb 2012 #26

and mine too. roguevalley Feb 2012 #28

"82% of Americans believe in the existence of god" - okay, define "god" Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #23

A divine or supernatural, omnipotent, omniscient being, creator, etc. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #24

my objection to the wording on those polls; and maybe I'm a grammar Nazi Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #25

I'm waiting for one of these moderators to have the balls or ovaries to ask the age of planet Earth snooper2 Feb 2012 #4

I totally agree Politicalboi Feb 2012 #5

Fighting religion in urban communities FrodosPet Feb 2012 #22

holly man-made constructs appearing nowhere but our own imaginations. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #8

Myth, legend, and make believe zipplewrath Feb 2012 #9

You wrote: stopbush Feb 2012 #11

It gives us a sense of understanding zipplewrath Feb 2012 #31

Thank you for taking the time to express logic and clear thinking in your writing left on green only Feb 2012 #10

At some point, the science side is going to have to play rough izquierdista Feb 2012 #12

Humans are a minor species that like to tell themselves they're special. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #13

Human arrogance is behind a lot of religion. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #21

Somebody had to say it gratuitous Feb 2012 #14

An alternative view not receiving any attention (surprise!!) cbayer Feb 2012 #18

Well put RussBLib Feb 2012 #15

It is mathmatically impossible to build a progressive majority that does not include a lot of Douglas Carpenter Feb 2012 #16

Damn you!! guitar man Feb 2012 #17

Agreed. Just b/c the world was created by the music of the Ainur Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #19

I just hope everyone can take a minute to appreciate the funny OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #27

It is not "make believe" to him or to other religious people just because it is to you. undeterred Feb 2012 #29

Just like belief in fairies and vampires isn't make believe to those who believe stopbush Feb 2012 #30

Pointing this out doesn't really give us a way to refute Santorum. undeterred Feb 2012 #36

"make believe" isn't subjective.... mike_c Feb 2012 #33

The very definition of faith is "belief not based on proof." Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #34

There's more "evidence" for the existence of Bigfoot, ghosts, ancient aliens than there is of God Hugabear Feb 2012 #35

hear HEAR! mike_c Feb 2012 #32