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destroying reason

Posted on March 7, 2010 by bkingr

Dr. Helen has a quote from Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents–The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek) that talks about the interplay between dissent and reason. …So long as dissent is not suppressed, there … Continue reading →

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how weird am I?

Posted on August 4, 2009 by bkingr

seriously, how weird am I? I have been watching the dialogue between Mark Krikorian, Wesley Smith and Jonah Goldberg in The Corner with great interest. They are talking about vegans and vegetarians, morality and whether or not it is morally … Continue reading →

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evidence

Posted on September 25, 2008 by bkingr

What is evidence? being a lawyer, I am used to thinking of evidence as coming from admissible documents and witness testimony. whenever I am preparing a case, I engage in “discovery.” discovery is a process of asking questions and requesting … Continue reading →

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What he said III

Posted on September 14, 2008 by bkingr

Here is another installment in an ongoing series of things that have been said and can’t be said better by me. This one fits in nicely with the post regarding persuasion below. charles spurgeon on the gospel: “The gospel is … Continue reading →

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