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-'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix because, as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground{{citation needed}}. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to:
+'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to:
 *attack the character of the person making the argument (see [[ad hominem]])
 *complain that the argument is too short or too long

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-'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to:
+'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix because, as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground{{citation needed}}. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to:
 *attack the character of the person making the argument (see [[ad hominem]])
 *complain that the argument is too short or too long

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 Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason, but their problems arise in that they discard reason and open dialogue whenever it gets in their way or refutes their position. This comes in sharp contrast to conservatives, who, in the words of Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]], practice:
-:"A very fruitful and dedicated dedication to the dedicated reality of our Jesus Christ!"
+:"Dedication to reality at all costs!"
 ==A feminist example==

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 Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason, but their problems arise in that they discard reason and open dialogue whenever it gets in their way or refutes their position. This comes in sharp contrast to conservatives, who, in the words of Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]], practice:
-:"Dedication to reality at all costs!"
+:"A very fruitful and dedicated dedication to the dedicated reality of our Jesus Christ!"
 ==A feminist example==

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-'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to attack the character of the person making the argument (see [[ad hominem]]), complain that the argument is too short, too long, that the argument was expressed the wrong format or venue, etc. Anything but actually addressing the points being made. Or simply use the quote, "There are three types of lies, lies, damned lies, and statistics."
+'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to:
-Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason. The problem is just that they discard it whenever it gets in their way. This is in sharp contrast to conservatives, whose motto may be summed up in these words by Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]]:
+Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason, but their problems arise in that they discard reason and open dialogue whenever it gets in their way or refutes their position. This comes in sharp contrast to conservatives, who, in the words of Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]], practice:
-:Dedication to reality at all costs!
+:"Dedication to reality at all costs!"
 ==A feminist example==

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−	'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, liberalism is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a liberal position is to attack the character of the person making the argument (see [[ad hominem]]), complain that the argument is too short, too long, that the argument was expressed the wrong format or venue, etc. Anything but actually addressing the points being made. Or simply use the quote, "There are three types of lies, lies, damned lies, and statistics."	+	'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to attack the character of the person making the argument (see [[ad hominem]]), complain that the argument is too short, too long, that the argument was expressed the wrong format or venue, etc. Anything but actually addressing the points being made. Or simply use the quote, "There are three types of lies, lies, damned lies, and statistics."

	Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason. The problem is just that they discard it whenever it gets in their way. This is in sharp contrast to conservatives, whose motto may be summed up in these words by Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]]:		Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason. The problem is just that they discard it whenever it gets in their way. This is in sharp contrast to conservatives, whose motto may be summed up in these words by Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]]:

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	{{quotebox\|“Our culture, including all that we are taught in schools and universities, is so infused with patriarchal thinking that it must be torn up root and branch if genuine change is to occur. Everything must go - even the allegedly universal disciplines of logic, mathematics and science, and the intellectual values of objectivity, clarity and precision on which the former depend.” — Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge, Professing Feminism: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women’s Studies, (New York Basic Books, 1994), p.116 [http://endofmen.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/why-feminism-is-a-fraud/] }}		{{quotebox\|“Our culture, including all that we are taught in schools and universities, is so infused with patriarchal thinking that it must be torn up root and branch if genuine change is to occur. Everything must go - even the allegedly universal disciplines of logic, mathematics and science, and the intellectual values of objectivity, clarity and precision on which the former depend.” — Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge, Professing Feminism: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women’s Studies, (New York Basic Books, 1994), p.116 [http://endofmen.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/why-feminism-is-a-fraud/] }}

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	{{quotebox\|“Our culture, including all that we are taught in schools and universities, is so infused with patriarchal thinking that it must be torn up root and branch if genuine change is to occur. Everything must go - even the allegedly universal disciplines of logic, mathematics and science, and the intellectual values of objectivity, clarity and precision on which the former depend.” — Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge, Professing Feminism: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women’s Studies, (New York Basic Books, 1994), p.116 [http://endofmen.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/why-feminism-is-a-fraud/] }}		{{quotebox\|“Our culture, including all that we are taught in schools and universities, is so infused with patriarchal thinking that it must be torn up root and branch if genuine change is to occur. Everything must go - even the allegedly universal disciplines of logic, mathematics and science, and the intellectual values of objectivity, clarity and precision on which the former depend.” — Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge, Professing Feminism: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women’s Studies, (New York Basic Books, 1994), p.116 [http://endofmen.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/why-feminism-is-a-fraud/] }}
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