If they didn't have an opinion (or preference), what exactly was "falsified" (i.e. misrepresented)? The very concept of "preference falsification" assumes that there is a private belief/preference that is being altered for public consumption.
If they didn't have an opinion (or preference), what exactly was "falsified" (i.e. misrepresented)? The very concept of "preference falsification" assumes that there is a private belief/preference that is being altered for public consumption.
Albatross' claim was not so much that they did not hold a (pro-gay marriage) belief; rather, it was more that the belief wasn't deeply-thought-out. The claim concerns *how* the belief was formed, not whether there was a belief or not.
If they didn't have an opinion (or preference), what exactly was "falsified" (i.e. misrepresented)? The very concept of "preference falsification" assumes that there is a private belief/preference that is being altered for public consumption.
Claiming to hold a belief when you really don't is also a form of falsification.
Albatross' claim was not so much that they did not hold a (pro-gay marriage) belief; rather, it was more that the belief wasn't deeply-thought-out. The claim concerns *how* the belief was formed, not whether there was a belief or not.