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Sleep, death, and the limits of Mark Twain and William Shakespeare

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Sleep and death

If only we could sleep as easily as we can die.  I could end my life in an instant, but for reasons that defy explanation, simply putting the mind to rest for a few hours can prove impossible.  If only we could sleep as easily as we can die.  I could, if I chose, end… Continue reading Sleep, death, and the limits of Mark Twain and William Shakespeare

The danger of rationalizing the irrational and the real danger of political rhetoric

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If there’s a problem with political discourse, it’s not that speech turns rational people into irrational killers. It’s how so many people, especially young people have been taught to believe violence is justified, and how others think it acceptable to dishonor the dead for political reasons.  In mathematics, there are numbers that are deemed irrational… Continue reading The danger of rationalizing the irrational and the real danger of political rhetoric