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Re: Ronald Reagan confesses: "I have Alzheimer's."

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From: Martin H. Booda
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 22:10
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In article <Pine.OSF.3.91a.941213135503.2781A-100000@hopper.unh.edu>, Ken the Lion-Hearted <wkl@hopper.unh.edu> writes:
|> 
|> 
|> On 6 Dec 1994, Robert wrote:
|> 
|> > In article <3bkrpm$ct2@mozz.unh.edu>,
|> > 	wkl@christa.unh.edu (William K Leonard) writes:
|> > >woodward@luna.ec.usf.edu. (Chris Woodward (PSY)) writes:
|> > >
|> > >>I bet Reagan can barely *remember* his beliefs, let alone retract
|> > >>them.  As for John Paul II, at least he comes by his honestly.
|> > >
|> > >     No matter, I think that both men are completely sincere in their
|> > >beliefs.  I don't know either personally, but I am a fairly good judge of
|> > >character at times, and I'm usually good at sniffing out the opportunists
|> > >and hypocrites in politics.  (Refer to my next paragraph.)
|> >
|> > 1) Name me one person who is not sincere in his _beliefs_.
|> 
|> There are zillions of politicians who don't believe a thing except that
|> if they say it, and they get elected, then they're happy.
|> 
Aha!  (Springing carefully laid logical trap)  Then you _can't_ say that they
aren't sincere in their beliefs, since they don't have any!  It would be like
accusing you of not putting a sincere effort into beating your wife!  (What
else can you conclude about someone who changes his ID in mid-thread!  Is it
true?  Do you go about _everything_ so halfheartedly??)
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Subject: Re: Ronald Reagan confesses: "I have Alzheimer's."
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