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Shtetl-Optimized  » Blog Archive   » Why Quantum Mechanics? > Q: Why should the universe have been quantum-mechanical? If you want, you can divide Q into two subquestions: Q1: Why didn’t God jus…

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From the City Journal: > The age divide extends to more general questions. When asked, “Thinking about political correctness, are you generally in favor of it (it protects against discrimination),…

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A fun anecdote from the New Yorker > Biden has a personal history with Putin, too. During a trip to Moscow, in 2011, Biden, then Vice-President, was blunt. “I’m looking into your eyes,” he told Pu…

On innocence and reality

From this Marginalia post > It is only now beginning to be borne in on us — very faintly, it must be admitted, very slowly, and very much against our will — that this vision of the world is danger…

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Quote from James Clear: > "When rain falls, it flows downhill. If desired, you can collect the rain in a bucket and carry it uphill, but the natural tendency of water is to flow toward the lo…