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My aunt’s recordings on LibriVox
It’s my decay.
Ten things to make forward progress.
I’ll rewrite them in my own words:
1) Remain skeptical, always.
2) Face the evidence with eyes staunchly opened wide.
3) It is too easy too quash thought, vigorously avoid doing that.
4) It is far better to argue rationally with opposing views that to shut them down with authority.
5) It is always possible to find a different authority; authority is a dime a dozen.
6) Power is not an effective way to suppress opions, the power is then bound up in suprressing opinions.
7) All opinions were once rare, strange, or weird; don’t worry about it.
8) Relish active argument, it’s more interesting than silent agreement.
9) Be rigorous about the truth, it’s far easier than the alternative.
10) Ignorance is not actually bliss.
see also 10 commandments for living virtuously.
Some basic things to think about and possibly orient towards.
Nine principles for Common Sense Democrats
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