It’s been in the news for a while now — the mosque that Muslims want to build near the site of “Ground Zero” — the former site of the World Trade Center twin towers that were felled on 9/11/2001 by suicidal Muslims invoking the name of Allah. It’s time I weighed in on this. I think Muslims […]
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Why The Ignorant Are Blissful
It’s been just over a decade since I came across an interesting article about research into competence /incompetence. The article was entitled “Why the ignorant are blissful: Inept individuals ooze confidence, study finds.” It describes research supporting what I’d long suspected: Stupid people are too stupid to realize that they are clueless, and cannot be […]
On “Social Justice”
With the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, the clamor for “social justice” is becoming louder. But what is “social justice?” All justice is social in nature. Absent a society of some sort, there can be neither justice nor injustice. Alone on a desert island, who is there to treat you unjustly, or justly, for […]
Geeks and Nerds
A while ago, a friend introduced me to someone else and noted about me: “He’s a Mac nerd.” Naturally, I corrected him. It’s a common enough mistake — confusing geeks and nerds. This mistake is up there with not understanding the difference between “infer” and “imply.” So let me explain. Geekiness is knowledge-based, nerdiness is lifestyle-based. […]
On Socialism
Socialism says that some people must sacrifice so that others may benefit. This is the same theory behind throwing a virgin into the volcano or cutting the still-beating heart from someone’s chest to appease the Gods. Some people benefit, some have to pay.