The New Nonsense: The End of the Rational ConsensusAnalyzes the embracing of non-rational ideas or beliefs in the face of contradictory evidence as a harbinger of social collapse. |
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... thing , agnosticism involves not just the problem of death , but that of day - to - day meaninglessness ; it lays upon us the burden of self - creation , and the signs are that we may be cracking under it . Among other things , it has ...
... thing , agnosticism involves not just the problem of death , but that of day - to - day meaninglessness ; it lays upon us the burden of self - creation , and the signs are that we may be cracking under it . Among other things , it has ...
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... things to draw , so the " receiver's " odds maker would presumably be at a loss for good guesses . At least , that would be the case if this were Experiment Number One and the sender and receiver were not acquainted . However , if the ...
... things to draw , so the " receiver's " odds maker would presumably be at a loss for good guesses . At least , that would be the case if this were Experiment Number One and the sender and receiver were not acquainted . However , if the ...
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... things as the fine structure of the brain , information possibly of some ultimate value to our self - understanding ? ) , biologists have lately put much effort and ingenuity into finding ways of studying the behavior or the internal ...
... things as the fine structure of the brain , information possibly of some ultimate value to our self - understanding ? ) , biologists have lately put much effort and ingenuity into finding ways of studying the behavior or the internal ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
On Being a Believer | 33 |
Touch Hate Feel Etc | 42 |
Copyright | |
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