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Daily Dose of Reason -
Society & Culture
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 00:00 |
 Culture does not determine personality. People are people -- and people are first and foremost individuals. Individualism is not simply a philosophy of how people should be, but also a description of what they are. The polite word for the treatment of culture as all-determining is "multiculturalism." The honest and more descriptive term is: tribalism. |
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Ethics
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 00:00 |
 Authority does not reside in someone's status. It resides in the status of what they say -- that is, whether or not what they say corresponds to rational truth and facts, or not. If it does, then you don't need the person to establish truth; you have the point, or the argument. If the argument lacks credibility in reason, then it really doesn't matter what your feelings are about the individual saying it. Authority isn't brute force; it's reason.
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Ethics
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00 |
 If you're treating people who are important to you -- in business or personal life -- the same way you'd like to be treated, then you're acting with integrity and, more than likely, with rationality. I'm not saying "Do onto others as you would have them do onto you." I don't buy that. The problem with this notion is that it treats everyone the same. Those who are important to you are lumped with total strangers. You have no obligation whatsoever to total strangers, other than to leave them alone. Also, people who treat you badly are lumped with those who treat you well. Yes, I know that's the essence of the traditional ethic. Everyone claims to buy it, although almost nobody attempts to practice it, and with good reason. When you treat people who treat you badly the same as you treat people who treat you well -- you betray, along with yourself, the people who treat you well. Why does nobody ever consider this point? |
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Politics & Government
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 00:00 |
 Governments who already have ownership of your wallet eventually will want control of your voice and your mind; it's not a question of if -- but when. |
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