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I admit I don’t quite know what to make of this survey, in terms of overall trends: I found this via Shaving Leviathan. Those little contradictions in people’s answers probably come - as others have noted - from people misunderstanding what these words and concepts mean. Some of the answers surprised me. For [...] 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 [...] It would be hard to find a single piece of paper that better demonstrates the problems with the American educational system then this: Finally! A teacher that understands that the purpose of educations is to fill a student’s mind with disconnected facts while destroying their will and ability to think. I’m sure young Alex will learn a [...] Yes, this is a bit snide, but I like the point of it: I admit feeling a bit of apprehension about “Human-Achievement Hour”; I don’t like waste, and don’t see anything wrong with living “cleaner” or being “green” (so long as it ultimately serves human goals, and living that way is not the result of coercion.) But [...] I admit I didn’t know this was a problem: Incentives are everything. Quantum on Quantum. I’m still a bit skeptical of Quantum Computing, but this seems like a wonderful proof-of-concept. Making a bit of Me. I think It should be within our rights to sell our organs; but the way technology is progressing in this area, I think it’s going to become a [...] There are many philosophers who claim that the most rational default mental position is one of pessimism; while I understand where they are coming from (pessimistic people are more careful, more discriminating), I have to disagree. Given sufficient evidence, I think we should be as pessimistic or as optimistic as is justified by the situation; [...] 1. The Bias Bias. I find it interesting that a fixation on bias can, in the end, produce it’s own kind of bias. 2. Objectivist Roundup #135. Maybe I was too hasty to say that I only had ‘three links.’ Since this link links to a bunch of other links (how [...] |
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