Logic, Math, and Politics

[Andrew Fletcher]

I always thought math and politics were both about solving problems.

You just gave a creative but weak analogy, not an argument, though I see where you are going.

The analogy is weak because ideology is vastly more complex than mathematics in that math has but one true answer that all can agree on. You would be the only one who thought 5 was right, and would be universally regarded an imbecile. When it comes to ideology, though, there as many as there are people in the world.

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I curious to know what people in this forum have to say about a recent discussion in the politics forum.

Liberals are regularly criticized for not having any fundamental principals. In contrast, conservatives have an ideological viewpoint that is based in moral absolutes. Conservatives know what they want while liberals are constantly changing their position based on circumstance.

Let’s apply this logic to math class. I love the number 5. It’s always been my favorite number, ever since I was a little kid. How would I do in a math class where I refused to consider any answer but 5?

Is there any flaw in my logic that I’m not seeing?

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moral absolutes??? please these are just moral absolutes if you're a christian.

The real problem with both liberals and conservatives is that they refuse to accept any priority of social or econimic impact.

And no one can speak candidly on ANY topic. why can't a president sit down and speak honestly on a topic without some official answer. I would love to have two poeple in the political world sit down and just have a discussion on a topic.

oh yeah and your mathematics analogy is pretty ridiculous [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

it has close to nothing to do with this topic

[Andrew Fletcher]

So, by your logic, aren't ideologies that believe there is only one answer fundemntally flawed?

By the way, your aviator is totally great.