(October 1, 2015 at 7:35 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: The problem is that some (a lot?) of people think certain ideas are sacrosanct and should never be questioned. Which is bullshit of the highest order. If we're as just, smart, fair, and great as we tell ourselves culturally, then nothing should be off the table. We should be able to examine and reexamine our beliefs and social norms/values without fear, regardless of what it is.
We've become a nation of cowards, afraid that we might actually have to change ourselves because we might not be the people we think we are. It's fucking pathetic.
We are a nation of dogmatists. We value being certain more than we value being correct.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
