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Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.
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Cognitive Biases
Positive outcome bias – the tendency to overestimate the probability of good things happening to them (see also wishful thinking, optimism bias, and valence effect).
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Conflict and Conciliation: Faith and Politics in an Age of Global Dissonance

Despite the peaceful foundations of global monotheistic religions, the broad diversity of interpretations can lead to a sharp paradox regarding the use of force. Inevitably, we must ask ourselves: How can those who ascribe to peaceful beliefs suspend their own moral foundation to beat the drums of war? ... read more
Quotes by Anatole France
Anatole France
Posted Wed, 2010-01-13 16:22
To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.






