tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post6069937744989777130..comments2023-10-05T02:33:30.934-07:00Comments on ipsa loquitur: let's think about probability for a minuteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-19181981475739784402010-05-09T22:55:53.074-07:002010-05-09T22:55:53.074-07:00And, Dan, I read your comment again after having t...And, Dan, I read your comment again after having two cups of coffee (and generous helpings of strawberry ice cream), and I think you're right.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695713342657700875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-85432628105463245722010-05-09T22:55:10.508-07:002010-05-09T22:55:10.508-07:00I was thinking Ahmadinejad.I was thinking Ahmadinejad.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695713342657700875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-87962749216636023192010-05-09T21:32:24.930-07:002010-05-09T21:32:24.930-07:00What's a "radical Islamist"?What's a "radical Islamist"?kenjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308313003001917169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-36699084353700193492010-05-06T09:32:47.142-07:002010-05-06T09:32:47.142-07:00My non-caffeinated thought on your comment is, &qu...My non-caffeinated thought on your comment is, "My, Dan really can't help but be an academic." ;)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695713342657700875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-5501843039258217742010-05-05T23:52:17.528-07:002010-05-05T23:52:17.528-07:00Thomas Carlyle said that in a society where all of...Thomas Carlyle said that in a society where all of humanity is assumed to be equally and inherently noble, we will inevitably find ourselves in competition to see who can become the most depraved.<br />Going back to feudalism and xenophobia is obviously not the answer, but the Western outlook on the future of civilization is based on some disastrously flawed concepts.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439558955365251588noreply@blogger.com