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Warning: some might find this disturbing. I found this via Carpe Diem. It might be a little unclear by watching the video, but the SWAT team killed one family dog, and injured the other; in the end, they found a very small amount of marijuana. Megan McArdle shares my feelings: After [I] watched it, my more temperate better [...] I admit I didn’t know this was a problem: Incentives are everything. First off: I believe there are objective standards of morality (derived from reality by consciousness, not embedded outside - or independent of - the mind); this is an extension of my beliefs that a non-contradictory reality exists, that the human mind can think, and that ideas matter (claims that are not as popular as [...] Properly defining the concepts that you are talking about is crucial when writing non-fiction; it is also especially important in public debate. Too often people are arguing past each other because of misunderstandings in the other’s argument Such misunderstandings are rampant in talks about “Intellectual Property.” As Sonia Arrison notes, the people talking about intellectual property [...] |
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