Interesting that Fact and Evidence feature so highly in a discussion against someone else's feelings, intuition and disbelief when the basis of the argument is one of faith in the first place.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with an opinion that is not supported by fact and evidence if it is a genuine belief formed by observation and thought.
Big Picture or Small Picture is irrelevant if you require facts and evidence to either support or oppose but then also call on your own personal faith and beliefs as of equal merit. There is no Babel Fish here.
Trump calling it an act of God is like Abraham Lincoln calling a sheep's tail a leg (lucky I paved the way for that reference in another thread).
Bottom line is, the idea that a person who supports an idea, belief or person has to agree with every aspect and facet of that idea, belief or person is one of the most blinkered and damaging thought processes there is. There is a lot more credibility in the opinions of any person, for example, supporting and believing in the positive impact of Trump whilst also saying 'that comment about being an act of god is obviously a load of sh!t'.
I don't care either way - I have an unshakeable belief that Trump is both a lunatic and a liar - yet I have never met the man. He is the only other person with you in the lift and he is saying that you were the one who farted when you both know that you both know it was him. Cunning enough to know that there are no repercussions for lying in his world. He is not alone in that particular principle either.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with an opinion that is not supported by fact and evidence if it is a genuine belief formed by observation and thought.
Big Picture or Small Picture is irrelevant if you require facts and evidence to either support or oppose but then also call on your own personal faith and beliefs as of equal merit. There is no Babel Fish here.
Trump calling it an act of God is like Abraham Lincoln calling a sheep's tail a leg (lucky I paved the way for that reference in another thread).
Bottom line is, the idea that a person who supports an idea, belief or person has to agree with every aspect and facet of that idea, belief or person is one of the most blinkered and damaging thought processes there is. There is a lot more credibility in the opinions of any person, for example, supporting and believing in the positive impact of Trump whilst also saying 'that comment about being an act of god is obviously a load of sh!t'.
I don't care either way - I have an unshakeable belief that Trump is both a lunatic and a liar - yet I have never met the man. He is the only other person with you in the lift and he is saying that you were the one who farted when you both know that you both know it was him. Cunning enough to know that there are no repercussions for lying in his world. He is not alone in that particular principle either.