One question she asks reverberates in my mind: "What if Mohamed Atta had been raised on soul-stretching questions instead of simple certitudes?" The relationship between the state of contemporary Islam and the mass murderers of Al Qaeda is not a simple one; but it surely exists.
The sale of children isn't isolated to some poor unfortunates in a far away land (though it surely exists there).
That is to say, the bigotry of Trump's comments isn't something that's usually heard in public spaces, but it surely still exists in private ones -- a belief that all Latino immigrants have to offer the United States is drugs, crime and rape.
Women, "with babies to protect", have always had to be "aggressive and violent"; if a patriarchy had ever existed, surely it would have been "loving and naturally nurturing?" The Power puts its kick-ass attitude and thrill-a-minute vim in the service of a blunt but valuable reminder that gender is nothing but what we make it.
But if any reasonable person must believe that that than which no greater can be conceived exists in reality, then surely it is the case that that than which no greater can be conceived exists in reality.
"It sends shivers up the spine to think that one's personal photos, address book, and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without consent," Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to the F.T.C. "If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely technology exists to close it, and that's exactly what must happen".
If there's any point to Labour continuing to exist at all, then surely it's got to be this: stop navel-gazing, start resisting.
It is a thrill to think there are still parts of the world where a large, previously undiscovered mammal might conceivably exist but surely it is a leap of faith to think there is more to the stories than just legend.
But it surely does exist, and has gotten some attention -- on the side, at the "shadow conventions" staged by Arianna Huffington, the columnist.
Suzan-Lori Parks scholars -- and such a breed surely already exists -- will find much to ponder.
