tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903120162472325520.post4368443710099109517..comments2013-04-19T10:30:27.949-07:00Comments on Not This God: Ghosts of the PastephenJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748236931338953237noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903120162472325520.post-53623294957233286062008-07-17T09:48:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:48:00.000-07:00I concur (as a way to avoid overusing "I agree"). ...I concur (as a way to avoid overusing "I agree"). I think the key is that the candidate should hold to what he <I>truly believes</I>, as opposed to what he thinks he <I>should</I> believe. The problems you refer to arise when a candidate consciously sacrifices truth in favor of a contradictory political stance. No good can come of that.JQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424234348729519622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903120162472325520.post-71977140208113231862008-07-17T08:44:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:44:00.000-07:00I agree with you on my asparagus analogy. I don't...I agree with you on my asparagus analogy. I don't think a candidate should change their position because of a poll or new scientific finding, which are often later found to be untrue.<BR/><BR/>I do believe, however, that flexibility is an extremely important attribute in any person. Holding a fixed position and refusing to budge will not get you anywhere in life.<BR/><BR/>As an example, whichNot This Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236491746763897647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903120162472325520.post-40244473197738468832008-07-17T08:00:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:00:00.000-07:00NTG-As with most things, there's a happy medium. ...NTG-<BR/><BR/>As with most things, there's a happy medium. I agree that new evidence should allow a candidate to shift his/her stance on a subject without being labeled a "flip-flopper." However, I don't believe that polls constitute "new evidence."<BR/><BR/>I think the important thing is for a candidate to truly believe in something enough to weather unfavorable public opinion over it. If JQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424234348729519622noreply@blogger.com