[thecavemaster]

I made a good point, cave. I don't know why, but if I got on here and said it is cold outside, you would say it is just my imagination. You say abortion rights and seatbelt laws aren't relevant; well, neither is abortion and slaughterhouses for beef and chicken. I wish just once you would think things through.

The connection is the relative value we place on all kinds of things, justifying ourselves with cognitive dissonance when our behavior conflicts with certain realities... example: the smoker who denies overwhelming research affirmation of the dangers of smoking, or refuses to think about it. It is cold outside today. I do think things through: maybe I don't think as you do...but those are two different things.