Gregg R Thomas

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Two thinkers who overcame the philosopher’s curse(s).

This article says that the philosopher’s curse is thinking that the world ought to match up with one’s intellectual creations.  That would include ideological thinking and group-think – forcing the mind to accept a certain view of the world, and ignoring facts th…[Read more]

All in favor of Group Psychosis say “Aye”!

Thanks, Reg!!!

It would be great if Hunter S. Thompson was still around do write a few ‘gonzo journalism’ articles on Trump. The fear and loathing has since spread out from Las Vegas.

Have a great week!

unapologetic wrote:
Does this happen to anyone else?

It never happens to me.  It’s a mystery.

Unseen wrote:
I’m not proposing a college-level course, but rather one that talks about the justification of one’s actions in terms of balancing benefits against consequences and the harm one does not just to society but to oneself through bad moral/ethical choices.

At the end of the day, I think that’s probably the most important take-away fro…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Nobody ever decided not to murder someone because they remembered a placard on display in their classroom.

I agree with you.  People have to reason it out.  But cultural norms must have a big influence.

@ Simon

Nobody ever decided not to murder someone because they remembered a placard on display in their classroom.

Unseen wrote:
I’m not proposing a college-level course, but rather one that talks about the justification of one’s actions in terms of balancing benefits against consequences and the harm one does not just to society but to oneself through bad moral/ethical choices.

That would be a good thing to teach.  But it’s quite simple to teach.  It’s the p…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Why France is banning the Hijab for their Olympic athletes but Amnesty International is not happy about it.

I don’t think that France should ban the Hijab for Olympic athletes.  It’s too much interfering in individual rights.  But

the report argues that the Olympics weaponizes laïcité by imposing restrictions dis…

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What can I say?  The average in the US is 98.

unapologetic wrote:
Yeah, but we’re talking about Louisiana. They have been undereducated for generations.

I’m sure the people in Louisiana are as intelligent as anyone else.