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'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, liberalism is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a liberal position is to attack the character of the person making the argument (see [[ad hominem]]), complain that the argument is too short, too long, that the argument was expressed the wrong format or venue, etc. Anything but actually addressing the points being made. Or simply use the quote, "There are three types of lies, lies, damned lies, and statistics."

'''Liberals and reason''' do not mix, because as soon as the conversation turns toward reason and rationality, [[liberalism]] is on shaky ground. The typical liberal reaction to an argument which refutes a [[liberal]] position is to attack the character of the person making the argument (see [[ad hominem]]), complain that the argument is too short, too long, that the argument was expressed the wrong format or venue, etc. Anything but actually addressing the points being made. Or simply use the quote, "There are three types of lies, lies, damned lies, and statistics."

Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason. The problem is just that they discard it whenever it gets in their way. This is in sharp contrast to conservatives, whose motto may be summed up in these words by Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]]:

Of course, not all liberals are hostile to reason. The problem is just that they discard it whenever it gets in their way. This is in sharp contrast to conservatives, whose motto may be summed up in these words by Christian [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]]: