“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
1984, George Orwell (although I really shouldn’t have to attribute this one)
Probably my favorite statement on rationality, it’s so practical for launching off into every other sphere of thought—politics, ethics, theology, maths/physics, and, well, all else that follows.
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
1984, George Orwell (although I really shouldn’t have to attribute this one)
Probably my favorite statement on rationality, it’s so practical for launching off into every other sphere of thought—politics, ethics, theology, maths/physics, and, well, all else that follows.
+1. Pyongyang just admitted to their own people that their rocket launch failed. Could this be a sign of the start of something significant?