Superstitious belief in non-existent entities
In a private discussion, a statist reader of mine argues against my claim that really religious superstition is the universal basis for trust in government. He says that the state demonstrably EXISTS,...
View ArticlePascal's Wager, or Infinitimidation.
Shankar Raman, at the Cambridge Science Festival, gave a presentation seriously offering us to take Pascal's Wager. According to Pascal's famous argument, the small chance of an infinite payoff of...
View ArticleOpposition d'opinion
Deuxième Loi du Désaccord selon Faré: J'ai raison, d'où il s'ensuit que ceux qui ne sont pas d'accord avec moi sont ou bien (1) malhonnêtes, (2) stupides, ou (3) fous (ces choix ne sont pas...
View ArticleReading Greek Mythology
As I read "d'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths" to Véra, I am reminded of Paul Rosenberg's "Production vs Plunder", and how it interprets the history of religion and state; and it becomes painfully obvious...
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