Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism.
--Thomas Sowell
Is idealism a different state of mind? Surely brain circuitry doesn’t change when considering true ideas.
--Thomas Sowell
Is idealism a different state of mind? Surely brain circuitry doesn’t change when considering true ideas.