A discussion revisited: my exchange with Adam Gopnik about science, the
humanities, and their ability to produce truth and knowledge
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As I’m reading up on the issue of whether one can find “truth” in the
humanities, and, if so, what that truth consists of, I had completely
forgotten that ...
6 hours ago
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It leads here:
http://imgur.com/CVwfV
To sneer or not to sneer, that is the question. Belief in gods and goblins is so sneer-worthy, most obviously (but not only) when they tell people to cut off a head, blow up a jet, or take over some territory. And yet the sneer is so unattractive to the face.
It's a puzzle.
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