T-Bone

Thanks for the warm welcome...Bliss, I'm glad you liked my signature line - it was sort of inspired by this website - I love the way everyone is pretty much straightforward...Moony, thanks for the huge Cappuccino [it looks to be about 4 gallons - after that I could re-model my kitchen in under 3 hours]...After which I'm gonna need Belle's Monkey Bread to soothe the savage stomach.

Yeah Garth, I think the dissonance thing happens a lot. I've heard of another term "compartmentalization." On changingminds.org it's describe as a 'divide & conquer' tactic in the art of persuasion. It's a process for separating thoughts that will conflict with one another [different beliefs or conflicting values]. This goes back to Tonto's thread of "when did you turn your brain off?" We all remember times when we'd see or hear something we thought was morally wrong - or made no sense. And the "spiritual compartment" of our heads would say 'pipe down - renew your mind - you're not being spiritual minded.' I think faith and reason are allies - the Bible shows faith and sight to be in opposition.

I was leading a simple, care free life - until the day I walked into an Exxon on the Run and bought 24 ounces of their French Vanilla Cappuccino. Now I'm hooked!