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It's an eye-opening piece, although by the time one gets to the end, it seems self-evident that atheists are of course emotional, biased, blinded to arguments that don't fit their world view, and prone to gross over-statement.
Deepak Chopra: Rationality And Irrationality In Believers And Atheists Deepak Chopra 2011
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It's an eye-opening piece, although by the time one gets to the end, it seems self-evident that atheists are of course emotional, biased, blinded to arguments that don't fit their world view, and prone to gross over-statement.
Deepak Chopra: Rationality And Irrationality In Believers And Atheists Deepak Chopra 2011
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You're over-using it and it often proves to be a gross over-statement after reading the associated article. paul
Rep. King on Jackson: 'There's nothing good about this guy' 2009
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Then when challenged with 2 counter-examples (Sweden and Norway) of his superficial and generalized over-statement, responds with:
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Yet everyone in golf knows the last three weeks have tipped over into harmless over-statement and presumption.
Rory McIlroy prepares for Open pressure cooker with stroll in the sun 2011
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It is not an over-statement to suggest that in Iraq and Afghanistan, our lack of linguistic and cultural knowledge has produced catastrophic results.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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It is not an over-statement to suggest that in Iraq and Afghanistan, our lack of linguistic and cultural knowledge has produced catastrophic results.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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These are delivered with wonderful over-statement by many traffic policemen, making them fully paid-up members of the Guild of Street Entertainers.
Did You Know? Different traffic whistles in Mexico mean different things 2008
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It is not an over-statement to suggest that in Iraq and Afghanistan, our lack of linguistic and cultural knowledge has produced catastrophic results.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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It is not an over-statement to suggest that in Iraq and Afghanistan, our lack of linguistic and cultural knowledge has produced catastrophic results.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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