Our current norm of extreme protection of children has become, unfortunately, not just a social norm, but a moral norm. If you don’t watch your child (or have some other responsible guard watching) every minute, you are, in the eyes of many people, doing something immoral. How can we change this crippling social norm and get back to common sense?
Tag: evidence
The Myth of Religious Violence: A Review of William Cavanaugh’s Book
William Cavanaugh’s “The Myth of Religious Violence” sets out to deflate the titular myth, that religion is a uniquely violent social force, both throughout history and across cultures. In doing so, he manages to critique the modern secular liberal concept of religion as a definable sociological category, and gestures towards a more holistic mode of analyzing the origins of violence in society.
This Blog Post is–Not That Good
I have a little ritual that I perform every month or so. It’s simple. I begin by identifying some person, philosophy, or project that I feel deep admiration or respect for. Then I go on YouTube to see how long it takes me to find a video comment where someone says something like “I’m not impressed” or “This is overrated” or “I don’t trust this.”
Jail is no Substitute for Evidence
Evidence is “the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.” Putting someone in jail does not prove magical rules called “laws” apply to us. I can forcibly apply my rules to you, that doesn’t mean they are applicable to you and create obligations on you. It’s irrational to hold otherwise.
Relationships Are Personal, but Rejection Doesn’t Need to Be
When people fail to satisfy you, try to understand their behavior in terms that aren’t about you. Consider the possibility that they are simply acting on their own self-interests in the best way they know how. And even if they made a real mistake or committed a real vice, it probably wasn’t because they were out to get you.
Dirty Prosecution Tactic – Flipping the Burden of Proof
This is from a call of shame with a Canadian prosecutor, sorry there is no audio to post. It’s about the very common, though very dishonest tactic of flipping the burden of proof. The burden is on the one making the claim, but when you’re full of crap, you try to flip the burden onto someone daring to question you.
Dissent Welcome – Prove States / Citizens / Governments Actually Exist
You have to prove reciprocal obligations of allegiance and protection were created and exist to be able to prove there are citizens; then you can prove there are states and governments. If you can prove that, then you need evidence that their rules, called “laws” actually apply to us and create obligations on us just because we’re physically in Arizona, or wherever.
Should Governments Even Try to Solve Problems?
Otto von Bismarck famously described politics as “the art of the possible, the attainable.” People who like politics love this sentiment. It suggests workable pragmatism rather than impractical principles, compromise over conviction, action rather than inaction. I find this sentiment both hypocritical and misleading.
Motion Granted Again – Dismissal With Prejudice
A big congrats to Gadsen Viper for not backing down, even after a sham trial, and getting a dismissal with prejudice. And thanks for not only sending me the documentary proof, but calling into the show to report what happened. This is a principled stand against criminals the critics just cannot appreciate.
3 for 3! Scar Gets Another Ticket Kicked Out in Tucson
A big congrats to Scar for getting a third complaint kicked out in Tucson, Arizona. And thanks for the documentary proof below. Scar also discusses this in great detail on the forum.