Reply #3: One thing about the "Paris" threads. [View All]

[johnaries]

Obviously, the Paris threads are here because of the spill over from TV coverage. Many of the opinions stated are definitely based on purely emotinal responses, which helps to illistrate Gore's point that TV stimulates the emotional regions of the brain.
However, at least here the whole Paris issue creates a dialogue, a discussion. Slowly, logic and reason creeps in. Some whose opinions are based on a purely emotional response now find they must find logical reasons to defend their position. This sometimes means that they must twist logic a little to defend their positions, which is what we often see on the Conservative side in Conservative arguments.
So, I'm not going to say that Paris threads didn't serve some kind of purpose. But, it is time to get on to more relevant issues.