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In reply to BradB, I don't think quantity of edits is all that meaningful.  The New Testament is far shorter than the Old Testament, and [[Jesus]]'s own teachings were briefer still.  Denny makes an interesting point about charitableness and chivalry, but aren't both a product of logic and faith as well?  Charity in light of its superior efficiency and promotion of God's will, and chivalry in light of its promotion of good relations between the genders.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 01:07, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

In reply to BradB, I don't think quantity of edits is all that meaningful.  The New Testament is far shorter than the Old Testament, and [[Jesus]]'s own teachings were briefer still.  Denny makes an interesting point about charitableness and chivalry, but aren't both a product of logic and faith as well?  Charity in light of its superior efficiency and promotion of God's will, and chivalry in light of its promotion of good relations between the genders.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 01:07, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

:That's an interesting point Mr. Schlafly. Charity can definitely be an outgrowth of logic, and chivalry can be an outgrowth of faith in good gender relations. However, as I said in a previous comment, there are definitely more components to conservatism that may or may not fit under the umbrella of "logic and faith". For example, self-reliance, a decidedly conservative trait; I'm not sure it can fit neatly under logic or faith. It can't fit under logic neatly because logic by definition is coming to one, undeniably correct solution. WHile I of course agree with self-reliance, and believe it to be correct, it is possible to look at the other side's argument with an open mind and not immediately dismiss it. Self-reliance can't neatly fit under faith because faith in the power of oneself can never surpass, or come close to, faith in the power of God. This is just one example; conservatism is so much more wondrous than the two components of logic and faith, and that over-simplification may deter [[liberals]] from coming to the right side. [[User:DennyW66|DennyW66]] 01:23, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

:That's an interesting point Mr. Schlafly. Charity can definitely be an outgrowth of logic, and chivalry can be an outgrowth of faith in good gender relations. However, as I said in a previous comment, there are definitely more components to conservatism that may or may not fit under the umbrella of "logic and faith". For example, self-reliance, a decidedly conservative trait; I'm not sure it can fit neatly under logic or faith. It can't fit under logic neatly because logic by definition is coming to one, undeniably correct solution. WHile I of course agree with self-reliance, and believe it to be correct, it is possible to look at the other side's argument with an open mind and not immediately dismiss it. Self-reliance can't neatly fit under faith because faith in the power of oneself can never surpass, or come close to, faith in the power of God. This is just one example; conservatism is so much more wondrous than the two components of logic and faith, and that over-simplification may deter [[liberals]] from coming to the right side. [[User:DennyW66|DennyW66]] 01:23, 25 March 2011 (EDT)