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Originally posted by calculoso+Apr 10 2005, 07:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (calculoso @ Apr 10 2005, 07:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-RougeUnderoos@Apr 10 2005, 10:45 AM
I think it's a pretty dumb belief. Do you think it's a pretty smart belief?
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I don't see why you're making such a big deal out of it.
I don't think it's a smart belief, but if he wants to make it then what does that matter to me? We've heard that whole same counter-argument towards same-sex marriage. If it doesn't impact you, then why should you care?
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If someone with those religous fundamentalist beliefs is in a position to be making government policies, then it would affect us though.
Freedom can only be true in a country with a secular point of view, otherwise policies will be made to represent only those with a particular religous belief. He may say that he wouldn't let it affect his policy making, but if he is as religous enough to shun science and modern knowledge, then how could he not?
It would stand to reason that someone who is that much of a fundamentalist would also believe that not making policy reflect "God's wishes" would also be sinning against God.
If it came to supporting legislation such as marriage and abortion laws, do you not think his religon would play a roll in that? Or how about foreign policy issues? All that stuff would affect us.