Fred Foldvary and Dan Klein's book chapter "The Half-Life of Policy Rationales" (from the book "The Half-Life of Policy Rationales" ed by Foldvary and Klein, NYU Press 2003) is an

It's a common narrative, especially among a lot of libertarians, that the war on Ukraine wouldn't be happening if Ukraine weren't in talks with NATO and Ukraine could end this all right now if they signed

Not to harp too much on the subject of forgiveness; but, I think there's more nuance to it than people acknowledge and it can force people into an anti-forgiveness mindset and cause people to believe that

I had a conversation amongst friends in a group chat the other day, and some how we came to discussing the consequences of idiotic statements people make before they're 18. My suggestion was firmly that

Communist until you get rich; Feminist until you get married; This fallacy is called Argumentum ad consequentiam, which says that something is true or false depending on the desired consequences. Atheist

Reason is not simply our preference (though it would be optimal). . . It is the force which bonds & grounds sensibility to intellect; the Greek philosophical term Logos - meaning reason &/or account.