Why Religion is Terrible Some Background to the Essay All my life, I have been an atheist. I also have to confess that when I was (much) younger, I used to think that this was an indication of the fact that I was brighter and more capable of critical thought than those who accepted stories […]
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Mar
Mar
The Social Animal and Socialism Detrimental Ideological Prejudices A few weeks ago, I read Sebastian Haffner’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” a relatively old analysis, as it was written more than forty years ago. I thought it a rather well-written and thoughtful book, that is, until I was about 50 pages in when the author starts […]
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Mar
Mar
The one basic struggle of humanity: between rationality and irrationality. Voltaire: I am still a fan of his electrifying atmosphere. Always seeing “historical parallels” indicates you don’t understand the nature of reality. “Fucked at birth” is the reality for millions and millions, and if we don’t change that reality, we are going to be “Fucked […]