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"To be rational is not simply to calculate correctly. It is to be able to ask what is true, not only what is useful. The animal that solves a problem has no interest in truth as such. The human being who asks a question is already asking whether reality is really what it appears to be."

— Brague, Rémi event 2023

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"The state spends much time and effort persuading the public that it is not really what it is and that the consequences of its actions are positive rather than negative."

— Hoppe, Hans-Hermann event 1989

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"If you don't believe it or don't get it, I don't have the time to try to convince you, sorry."

— Nakamoto, Satoshi event 2009

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What Is Distinctive to Man

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Brague's inquiry into what distinguishes the human being from all other animals. Drawing on philosophy, biology, and theology, he examines the capa...

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Bullshit Asymmetry Principle

The amount of energy needed to refute false or misleading information (bullshit) is an order of magnitude greater than the effort required to produ...

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