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Old 05-30-2007, 12:04 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
...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.
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.
Are you familiar with the term Cognitive Dissonance?
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