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You are never entitled to your opinion. Ever! You are not even entitled to “I don’t know.” You are entitled to your desires,
You are never entitled to your opinion. Ever! You are not even entitled to “I don’t know.” You are entitled to your desires, and sometimes to your choices. You might own a choice, and if you can choose your preferences, you may have the right to do so. But your beliefs are not about you; beliefs are about the world. Your beliefs should be your best available estimate of the way things are ; anything else is a lie. [ . . . ] It is true that some topics give experts stronger mechanisms for resolving disputes. On other topics our biases and the complexity of the world make it harder to draw strong conclusions. [ . . . ]
“Capitalism stands its trial before judges who have the sentence of death in their pockets. They are going to pass it, whatever the defense they may hear; the only success victorious defense can possibly produce is a change in the indictment.”
― The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
― The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
“and the castle in which she dwelt was a prison to her; and sometimes sudden fits of gusty passion would overtake her, for weariness grew to hate, and hate to wrath,
"The Serpent's Head”
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"The Serpent's Head”
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“We should grant power over our affairs only to those reluctant to hold it, and only under conditions that increase that reluctance.”
― Chapterhouse: Dune
― Chapterhouse: Dune
“Nature does not make mistakes. Right and wrong are human categories.”
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“In summary, our minds are built to sabotage information in order to come out ahead in social games. When big parts of our minds are unaware of how we try to violate social norms, it’s more difficult for others to detect and prosecute those violations. This also makes it harder for us to calculate optimal behaviors, but overall, the trade-off is worth it. Of all the things we might be self-deceived about, the most important are our own motives.”
― The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
― The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
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