A presentation of ideas based upon and extending classical liberalism. The ideas to be found here will be seen by most as libertarian, but reject the moralism inherent in that ideology.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
The Cruel Twist of Fate: Imagination
Karl Popper suggested that the amoeba, if it has an erroneous theory, will probably forfeit its life; but humans have the capacity for reason, can criticize theories, and discard those that crumble under criticism. But, in a cruel twist of fate, god (metaphorically) furnished us with an imagination that can conjure up that which cannot exist. For that reason we are still forfeiting our lives in defense of erroneous theories.
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