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The God-shaped Hole in the Soul
cause them to play fast and loose with the truth. In other words, their adherence to meaning becomes so strong that they compromise their desire to obtain accurate information — unless it supports their cause.
To some great degree, unquestioning support is necessary in order to generate sufficient enthusiasm for a candidate to win. But if everyone gives it, it also means an end to genuine information sharing.
I found this true in the 2016 Presidential race when I decided I had to vote for Sanders in the primary election, for Clinton in the general, yet liked Jill Stein the most. I didn’t vote for Stein because I thought she didn’t have a chance. But I refused to
get enthusiastic about any choice and regarded every liberal option — Clinton, Stein or Sanders — as fraught with major upsides and downsides. There were no right answers.
I think I was able to see all arguments more clearly and even developed some affection for some of monster Trump’s ideas — such as withdrawing from NATO, or withdrawing US troops from Japan, Germany and South Korea. For my trouble I was attacked from all sides of the political spectrum. Yet I do think people felt somewhat safe in talking to me knowing I would acknowledge the good reasons they had. And valuable information continued to be exchanged.
It became obvious that people were basing a huge amount of their meaning on their decisions, and so
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