Is holding contradictory thoughts in one's head a commendable thing? Holding them provisionally, perhaps; or as possible options. Holding them permanently, as parts of one's worldview, would seem a refusal to think.

Amos, I salute you, and the tone you have held in this thread (at the least).

In a humorous vein, have y'all seen the emails now circulating about the worst possible punishment for bin Laden? Killing him would make him a martyr; holding him in prison would lead to rescue attempts. Let's give him a sex change and send him back to the Taliban as a woman.

I thought it was humorous. Use their hate and unreason against them. (Not that we could really do that to a person; it's just a joke.)

Alex