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Hate Politics

Posted by Duck Archer on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:12:30 AM

 

It is not the one who calls a spade a spade, who is engaging in 'politics of hate' or 'politics of personal destruction'.
Rather, it is the one who lives the life of a spade, in the first place, who is guilty.
 
The spade digs up dirt and throws mud against the wall, to see what sticks and runs with it.
The spade, also metaphorically, digs deep holes all the way to the pit of Hell, just to see what lies can destroy opponents.
 
The one who calls a spade a spade shines light on dishonest and despicable practices and intentions.
The one who calls a spade a spade, also metaphorically, reaches to Heaven to shine the light of Truth on issues of the day.
 
Those who call a spade a spade, fight for truth over lie; this is the opposite of hateful living, hateful politics; they offer the proper antedote to Politics of Personal Destruction.
 
 
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Logic Ingredients

Posted by Duck Archer on Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:17:28 PM
 

All things that are knowable, are in one of six categories:

1.  Evidence: a fact pertaining to the problem

2.  Argument: reasoning assessing how evidence relates to the problem

3.  Hypothesis: a possible solution to the problem, built on evidence linked together with argument


4.  Fact: any bit of data, not necessarily relating to the problem

5.  Opinion: reasoning that is not necessarily related to the problem, and may not even be based in facts

6.  Viewpoint: a conclusion on ‘how things are’ that doesn’t necessarily take into account even most evidence


When considering a difficult problem, sorting what one ‘knows’ into the six categories can help to clarify the problem, and thus to reveal a solution. Logic is a powerful analytic tool.

Now, this short expose does not address how the ingredients are used. Things like ‘evidence credibility’ and ‘force of argument’ are part of another aspect of logical thinking.

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