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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
...You've made up your mind, with your "IRON-CLAD LOGIC", that I only have two choices. I reject that notion. Your "IRON-CLAD LOGIC" may limit your thinking, but not mine.
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Logic "
limits your thinking" to what is actually possible. Think of this as a flowchart:
- Do you believe that the judicial system is 100% infallible?
If
Yes: You have not "
limited your thinking" via logic. (This is not an actual option).
If
No: Then you must acknowledge the possibility that people will be wrongly convicted/sentenced/executed.
- Do you support the state-sanctioned execution of innocent human beings?
If
Yes: You must
consciously accept innocent deaths as a trade-off for the benefits of the Death Penalty.
If
No: You do
not accept innocent deaths as a trade-off for the benefits of the Death Penalty. You cannot support the Death Penalty.
If
No, BUT you SUPPORT the Death Penalty: You have not "
limited your thinking" via logic. (This is not an actual option).
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Either you disagree that the system is imperfect, or you think that innocent deaths are acceptable. Those are the only options.
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Are you familiar with the term Cognitive Dissonance?