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It's a an amusing disconnect to watch. Joel Send a noteboard - 20/08/2011 12:25:00 AM
Of course, some argue that conflation is far from novel. ;)

It's become my standard method of pointing out the silliness that comes when people use 'space aliens' as stand-in as proxies for themselves, if only they had more power. When people do it with God, it's very recognizable. Folks who deplore the religious for doing it should learn to recognize when they're doing the same thing.

I've met lots of people who took one for granted while dismissing the other as implausible fantasy; I often wonder what the ratio is at any given time. :P
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