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The belief in unity that has fuelled so many utopian dreams is an effort to reconcile the irreconcilable that ends in repression #JohnGray

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Human beings use the power of scientific knowledge to assert and defend the values and goals they already have #JohnGray

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Luckily, as the history of philosophy testifies, humans have a gift for self-deception, and thrive in ignorance of their natures #JohnGray

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Instead of thinking of science as law-seeking activity, think of it as a tool humans use to cope with a world they will never understand #JohnGray

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Latin America Is Re-Dollarizing in Real Time — And Bitcoin Is Watching From the Sidelines

Latin America Is Re-Dollarizing in Real Time — And Bitcoin Is Watching From the Sidelines

When Nicolás Maduro was taken into US custody in January, most crypto commentary framed it as a geopolitical curiosity. It wasn't. In the quarter that followed, crypto outflows from Venezuela jumped 891.7%

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Like the Church in the past, science has the power to destroy, or marginalise, independent thinkers #JohnGray