Funny AND affirms my worldview? How can I lose?
While reading over some old articles in The Onion today, I couldn't help but chuckle relentlessly at this little gem.
"Skeptic Pitied"
I adore how it so clearly describes this astonishing (to me) and ubiquitous worldview, where people modularise their understanding of the world to such a degree that they will understand and embrace rational and empirical scientific standards, but only in very selecting and non-personal domains. As if evidential and logical standards are ever a bad idea...
The article had a close competitor for my highest esteems of the day, in the form of this piece:
"Chinese Rockers Hold Benefit For Oppression"
For the record, I have often wondered... Why do so many people say that "Communism works well on paper, but not in real life"? In what way, shape, or form does a social structure which relies entirely on the organised labour of the population, while simultaneously guaranteeing that there is absolutely no contingent reinforcement for working, work?
Tim.
"Skeptic Pitied"
I adore how it so clearly describes this astonishing (to me) and ubiquitous worldview, where people modularise their understanding of the world to such a degree that they will understand and embrace rational and empirical scientific standards, but only in very selecting and non-personal domains. As if evidential and logical standards are ever a bad idea...
The article had a close competitor for my highest esteems of the day, in the form of this piece:
"Chinese Rockers Hold Benefit For Oppression"
For the record, I have often wondered... Why do so many people say that "Communism works well on paper, but not in real life"? In what way, shape, or form does a social structure which relies entirely on the organised labour of the population, while simultaneously guaranteeing that there is absolutely no contingent reinforcement for working, work?
Tim.