Month: September 2023

Thinking Ought to Trump Believing

“Believing is a disposition. We could tire ourselves out thinking, if we put our minds to it, but believing takes no toll.” ― Willard Van Orman Quine   More and more we seem to begin our public discussions by staking… Read More ›

Nothing is Permanent

“That’s why people become racists, and sexists and terrorists. Because we don’t talk, we don’t listen, because we don’t know, we live only in our own heads.” ― Deon Meyer, Blood Safari   Last week was a lesson in the… Read More ›

A New Dawn Arises

“Truth can break the gates down, truth can howl in the street; unless truth is pleasing, personable and easy to like, she is condemned to stay whimpering at the back door.” ― Hilary Mantel, Bring Up the Bodies   The… Read More ›