tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post529253020337035120..comments2023-10-26T07:19:41.446-05:00Comments on Science Avenger: Tea Party Census LunacyScienceAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-1264651825659382052010-03-24T19:29:08.076-05:002010-03-24T19:29:08.076-05:00It was from a Tea Party leader in an area near me....It was from a Tea Party leader in an area near me. I'm not sure what qualifies as official with regard to that, or whether it matters, unless, of course, Tea Partiers are willing to come forward and damn this document and its contents. That would certainly be refreshing, and would go a long way towards mending divides that are fast passing the point at which that is possible.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-6772700543933388532010-03-24T17:54:48.572-05:002010-03-24T17:54:48.572-05:00Curious: was that an "official" Tea Part...Curious: was that an "official" Tea Party letter, or just a guy who considers himself part of it?Morguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-36477988855501487212010-03-23T22:29:28.682-05:002010-03-23T22:29:28.682-05:00Glad to see you back at it! I enjoy reading your ...Glad to see you back at it! I enjoy reading your posts.Pradeepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-9936484939183425332010-03-19T00:40:27.209-05:002010-03-19T00:40:27.209-05:00I notice these folks read the Constitution the sam...I notice these folks read the Constitution the same way that they read their Bibles. (1) It is received wisdom produced by divinely inspired people and so must not be challenged or questioned in any way. (2) Uncertainly and ambiguity is intolerable, and therefore must be replaced by a certain interpretation from a trusted source. (How they determine the trusted source is a mystery to me, but lack of actual knowledge seems to be part of it.) This interpretation is treated as if it were literal and obvious.<br /><br />So it is the same tedium of trying to argue with them, because they are absolutely certain that <i>their</i> interpretation is exactly correct, even if it goes against 200 years of scholarship and legal precedent.Luke H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17526959547500069166noreply@blogger.com