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Operations Exist. They Aren’t Analogies.
[O]perations are not analogies, the exist, they are ‘real’. That’s what’s so ‘truthful’ about them. When we perform an operation, there is no information loss, and conversely, no information is ‘gained’, or assumed, that isn’t there.
"God's Three European Languages"
GOD’S THREE EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AND THE CHURCH RESORTS TO ONE [U]nfortunately Socrates’s criticism applies to all of academia. Or in the new vernacular, all members of the neoreactionary’s ‘Cathedral’ – the replacement of the church and academy with the state and academy under a bizarre form of numerical and technological heresy. I was thrilled at…
“God’s Three European Languages”
GOD’S THREE EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AND THE CHURCH RESORTS TO ONE [U]nfortunately Socrates’s criticism applies to all of academia. Or in the new vernacular, all members of the neoreactionary’s ‘Cathedral’ – the replacement of the church and academy with the state and academy under a bizarre form of numerical and technological heresy. I was thrilled at…
Central Arguments : Defeating Three Red Queens
(worth repeating) [M]ost of my arguments consist of various permutations that point out the fallacies of the libertarian, classical liberal, and progressive canons that do not account for the three genetic problems of (a) outbreeding and extension of kinship trust, (b) minimum pareto distribution of verbal intelligence, and (c) reduced genetic testosterone and therefore impulsivity,…
The Most Annoying American Trait?
[T]he least likely people on earth to say “I don’t know enough about that to have an opinion.” We have the most confident, yet most ignorant populace in the developed world. A massive progressive-induced, Dunning Kreuger test, serving no other purpose than to give righteous inspiration to the ignorant to cast votes for that which…
Aristocracy and Tribalism, vs Democracy and Racism
[D]amn it. I do not think of people’s race except in descriptive terms, the same way I point out the color of a shirt, car or house when describing it. There are great men. If I have to think of the person’s race to determine if they are great men, then they aren’t. Either a…
Just Because It's Useful Doesn't Mean It's True
[M]any utilitarian concepts are convenient, but not true. Most untrue things produce negative externalities. Most negative externalities cause others harm. Small things in large numbers produce vast consequences.
Just Because It’s Useful Doesn’t Mean It’s True
[M]any utilitarian concepts are convenient, but not true. Most untrue things produce negative externalities. Most negative externalities cause others harm. Small things in large numbers produce vast consequences.
Utility Does Not Sanction Immorality
[M]any immoral things are convenient. The reason we refrain from them despite their convenience, is that when we agree to cooperate with others, we agree to avoid exporting costs onto them as individuals, and we agree not to pollute the commons and therefore export costs onto them as a group. There is no difference between…
To Peter Boettke on Hayek And Mises' Failures
Peter, [I] have spent years on this question and I am fairly certain now that Mises’ work, like Bridgman’s was an unsuccessful attempt at developing operationalism. Both Mises and Popper can best be understood as cosmopolitan intellectuals bringing their pseudoscientific allegorical culture to their work, just as Kant brought continental duty and authority to his…
To Peter Boettke on Hayek And Mises’ Failures
Peter, [I] have spent years on this question and I am fairly certain now that Mises’ work, like Bridgman’s was an unsuccessful attempt at developing operationalism. Both Mises and Popper can best be understood as cosmopolitan intellectuals bringing their pseudoscientific allegorical culture to their work, just as Kant brought continental duty and authority to his…
What Current Prominent Americans Best Exemplify The Term “chickenhawk”?
Please dont ask us to answer stupid questions. https://www.quora.com/What-current-prominent-Americans-best-exemplify-the-term-chickenhawk
What Can The Indian Government Do To Protect The Rights Of Indian Laborers In Foreign Countries Especially In The Middle East? Why Has It Not Taken Any Action Till Now?
Nothing other than trade sanctions, which would only cause those countries to deport the workers. One has no “rights” external to the territory we stand in. That is a phrase of modern mysticism. The USA postwar effort to encourage all states to care for their citizens in order to be treated as legitimate is or…
"Curt, What Is Your Stance On IP?"
QUESTION: “Hello Curt. What’s your stance on IP especially taking Kinsella’s arguments into account?” (Derogatory reference to Kinsella’s personality edited out. – Ed.) ANSWER: [I]n the abstract I agree with the principle that easily accessible licenses for limited monopolies are not beneficial for consumers. However, that rational argument may or may not mean much in…
“Curt, What Is Your Stance On IP?”
QUESTION: “Hello Curt. What’s your stance on IP especially taking Kinsella’s arguments into account?” (Derogatory reference to Kinsella’s personality edited out. – Ed.) ANSWER: [I]n the abstract I agree with the principle that easily accessible licenses for limited monopolies are not beneficial for consumers. However, that rational argument may or may not mean much in…
Science Vs Belief – Institutions Of Law Vs Religions And Cults
[Y]eah…. I don’t make “should” or “belief” arguments. Sorry. If you wanna make people believe something, start a religion or cult like Rothbard did. If you want to create a stateless, private or anarchic polity, then you have to eliminate rational demand for the services provided by the state. To do that requires a high…
It All Begins With Warfare
THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK: IT ALL BEGINS WITH WAR [I] really want the history of economics to hold the social science’s intellectual high ground. But the fact of the matter is, that after consuming most of intellectual history, in hundreds of books, the most important book on social science that I have ever read remains…
Demand For Authority : Suppressing Retribution For Anti-Social, Unethical, and Immoral Actions
THE PURPOSE OF AN AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT IS TO SUPPRESS RETRIBUTION FOR ANTI-SOCIAL, UNETHICAL AND IMMORAL ACTIONS. (and it’s genocidal) [T]he purpose of an investigatory police, is to concentrate knowledge of troublesome individuals and groups into the hands of specialists. So that crime can be investigated and reduced if not eliminated, by the suppression of, control…
Why Aren't Educations Warrantied?
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SHOULD WARRANTY THEIR PRODUCTS, AND WE SHOULD SUE THEM FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR PRODUCTS TO PERFORM. [T]he state gives the universities protection from suits. For selling non-performing products. (But then, the government is a monopoly that forces us to buy its services too.) Q: “Should a college education be offered to…
Why Aren’t Educations Warrantied?
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SHOULD WARRANTY THEIR PRODUCTS, AND WE SHOULD SUE THEM FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR PRODUCTS TO PERFORM. [T]he state gives the universities protection from suits. For selling non-performing products. (But then, the government is a monopoly that forces us to buy its services too.) Q: “Should a college education be offered to…