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Wondering if anyone else notices how frequently doctrinal (and other) options are reduced to "either_____ or ______."

A web search on the matter turns up plenty to consider...

either-or fallacy: logical fallacy in which the writer states that only two alternatives exist when in fact there are more than two.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~shagin/logfal-pbc-eitheror.htm

http://www.fallacyfiles.org/eitheror.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_6015782_identify-either_or-fallacy.html

Also wondering what you think/feel about this...

...such as what the alternatives to "either-or" might look like (aka "and-also")...

...and even if/when "either-or" may be appropriate (aka "one is either pregnant or not").

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Sometimes life offers us "either/or" options and choices. Most often, though, it doesn't. Maybe that's a part of what some of us found appealing about The Way. The World was in a state of turmoil. We were young and seeking answers. The Way seemed to offer a a method of simplifying the complex. Maybe it's just human nature to look for a way to make sense out of matters that are otherwise senseless.

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Wondering if anyone else notices how frequently doctrinal (and other) options are reduced to "either_____ or ______."

A lot of the time...They seem to be almost every where --i.e"You are either for the invasion of Iraq or siding with the terrorists"

Nothing could be further from the truth, but either/or practitioners overly narrow their

arguments and are blind to the scope of beyond what they present.

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God first

thanks Todd

that picture two of fighters are resting against each other

that picture two of fighters are rubbing one another heads with their head

that picture two of fighters are about to make love

with love and a holy kiss Roy

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