How do a person's political views relate to self sufficiency?

[dacjohns]

So basically whatever Scott, Rein, or I say nobody is going to believe it anyway.

Exactly. When the statistics work in the conservative view's favor, they're manipulated, when they work in the liberal's favor, it's to prove that conservatives are all evil moneygrubbers who hope for failure for everyone else.

99% of all statistics are made up.

 

[Beekissed]

Love you so much, Dacjohns! Where have you been for so long? See what happens when you aren't around to keep things in order?

 

[ScottSD]

99% of all statistics are made up.

Maybe you should tell Mr. "the earth's core is a million degrees" Al Gore that......

 

[ScottSD]

Seriously, though...being an engineer, I really can't comprehend why anyone would not want to know the numbers about something. Or, not consider them reliable and necessary.

Do you really make your decisions based strictly on how you feel about it?

Numbers are required for science....and without science you wouldn't be about to type anything on that 'puter of yours.....

 

[hikerchick]

Seriously, though...being an engineer, I really can't comprehend why anyone would not want to know the numbers about something. Or, not consider them reliable and necessary.

Do you really make your decisions based strictly on how you feel about it?

Numbers are required for science....and without science you wouldn't be about to type anything on that 'puter of yours.....

Yeah - everyone thinks differently. Some people are more fact-driven and some are more intuitive.

I am sure someone is right and someone is wrong but it will never be settled here.

 

[Beekissed]

Seriously, though...being an engineer, I really can't comprehend why anyone would not want to know the numbers about something. Or, not consider them reliable and necessary.

Do you really make your decisions based strictly on how you feel about it?
Numbers are required for science....and without science you wouldn't be about to type anything on that 'puter of yours.....

I do, Scott! Sorry....just a woman thing, I guess.

Facts can be skewed any way someone chooses to slant them, depending on who is financing the scientific research. All that is left is that gut feeling when looking for truth.

 

[ScottSD]

Facts can be skewed any way someone chooses to slant them

And your feelings can't be skewed.

Now I understand.

 

[Beekissed]

Sure they can....or I wouldn't have three kids right now! But all feelings are in the realm of truth at the time you feel them. Can't help it, feelings are a little more tangible to me than some numbers on a piece of paper.

But then, this is also why I don't vote, so don't count me in on any political discussions....merely commenting on your question about how folks make decisions.

 

[FarmerChick]

the general good of this thread is now useless


hmm.....between the conservatives saying they are shut down, the liberals saying this and that, the others saying they are not listened too, everyone saying no one is acknowledging their numbers, others are not accepting feelings as a true science, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. on this board-----

is it no wonder nothing ever gets done in the government?

 

[Wifezilla]

Sorry....just a woman thing, I guess.

I am a "Just the facts mam" kind of girl, so I don't fit that generalization.