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In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination
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Cognitive Biases
Normalcy bias – the refusal to plan for, or react to, a disaster which has never happened before.
Books by Jay
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 Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be.
Hubert H. Humphrey
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
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