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arbitration

interventionalism

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Any policy, even if it is initially justified, inherently faces a half-life.

Any policy, even if it is initially justified, inherently faces a half-life.

Fred Foldvary and Dan Klein's book chapter "The Half-Life of Policy Rationales" (from the book "The Half-Life of Policy Rationales" ed by Foldvary and Klein, NYU Press 2003) is an

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flexbooth

5y

NATO is just the reason why it's happening now.

NATO is just the reason why it's happening now.

It's a common narrative, especially among a lot of libertarians, that the war on Ukraine wouldn't be happening if Ukraine weren't in talks with NATO and Ukraine could end this all right now if they signed

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Forgiveness doesn't mean back to business as usual.

Forgiveness doesn't mean back to business as usual.

Not to harp too much on the subject of forgiveness; but, I think there's more nuance to it than people acknowledge and it can force people into an anti-forgiveness mindset and cause people to believe that

leguna

5y

Should people be given a second chance if they go back on idiotic statements/thinking?

Should people be given a second chance if they go back on idiotic statements/thinking?

I had a conversation amongst friends in a group chat the other day, and some how we came to discussing the consequences of idiotic statements people make before they're 18. My suggestion was firmly that

wiseagent

4d

The influence of cinema on the “Grand Theft Auto” (GTA) game franchise.

The influence of cinema on the “Grand Theft Auto” (GTA) game franchise.

This publication was also writen in SPANISH and PORTUGUESE. Spoiler Town It all began in 1997, when the first chapter of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game was officially released. Nobody expected that it

discernente

9y

Fallacies we see easily on the internet

Fallacies we see easily on the internet

Communist until you get rich; Feminist until you get married; This fallacy is called Argumentum ad consequentiam, which says that something is true or false depending on the desired consequences. Atheist

panopticalvia

9y

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Consolidating Reason:

Consolidating Reason:

Reason is not simply our preference (though it would be optimal). . . It is the force which bonds & grounds sensibility to intellect; the Greek philosophical term Logos - meaning reason &/or account.