Post details: Settle Down. It's not wrong. It's just not based on facts

01/31/07

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Settle Down. It's not wrong. It's just not based on facts

A great example of clear thinking is in Evolution News & Views by Logan Gage.

What's wrong with the title of this post?

Gage says "This is one of the most patronizing lines in the debate over Darwinism and public schools. Call me simple, but if something isn’t based in fact, why isn't it wrong?"

In our relativist society, something can be subjectively "right" for an individual, but not based on facts. How do you rationally and reasonably talk to people like that? You attempt to appeal to their rational intuition. There really is a Truth out there that corresponds with reality. A True Truth.

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