Intellectuals may like to think of themselves as people who “speak truth to power” but too often they are people who speak lies to gain power.
--Thomas Sowell
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Seems like an implausible view of the motivations of said intellectuals. Otherwise, agreed.
an implausible view of the motivations
The first clause was a statement about what they think, not really about motivations, and quite plausible anyway.
The second statement was about what they do. Related to “adaptation executors not fitness maximizers”.
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--Thomas Sowell
Dupe.
Thank you!
Seems like an implausible view of the motivations of said intellectuals. Otherwise, agreed.
The first clause was a statement about what they think, not really about motivations, and quite plausible anyway.
The second statement was about what they do. Related to “adaptation executors not fitness maximizers”.