This morning I experienced a sort of “AHA!” insight that I want to share with you now — even if the ink on my haphazardly scribbled notes has not yet even had any opportunity to dry in the fresh, crisp early autumn air. To provide more context, let me first add that quite a few… Continue reading Tolerable Perfection and Implications for Human Mortality
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Quantity & Quality
Last week I wrote about what I consider to be an inordinate amount of trust in monetary instruments (see “Nothing is Certain but Death and Taxes“). This week I will follow up with a consideration of something that also seems to be trusted religiously: the specter of science. I have long since been stupendously amazed at… Continue reading Quantity & Quality
