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Welcome to Ari Armstrong's Web Log about politics and culture. I advocate reason (as opposed to faith and irrationalism), reality (as opposed to supernaturalism and nihilism), and rights (as opposed to authoritarianism and lawlessness). I'm for liberalism broadly conceived and against tribalism, theocracy, socialism, fascism, racism, and Trumpism. I aim to tell you what you need to hear, not necessarily what you want to hear. All contents copyright © by Ari Armstrong. About
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Trump's War on Tylenol
Trump wrongly blames acetaminophen for autism and dangerously encourages pregnant women to "tough it out."
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Reading Caplan's 'Case Against Education'
Caplan argues that the personal value of education largely is signaling, not real skill-building.
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On Souls and Immortality
I accept that the "soul," which I equate with consciousness, is not material or physical in an important sense. Conscious experiences, although themselves not physical, arise from and are made possible by a physical substrate. For us, that substrate is the brain. Souls come into existence with the substrate and go out of existence (die) with the destruction of the substrate.
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Bureaucrats Dither as Colorado Dinosaur Tracks Fade Away
The dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison constitute one of the most important paleontological sites in Colorado. So, of course, the government bureaucrats charged with managing the site sit idly by while weather and weeds slowly destroy the tracks.
More at Complete Colorado | Ari's CC columns
A Bullet Is Not an Argument
Charlie Kirk deserved to be proved wrong.
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Secular and Religious Education in Colorado: Which Should Parents Choose?
If we want children to learn about the world and how to live successfully in it, to learn alongside other students of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, and to acquire a shared body of factual knowledge on the basis of which we can fruitfully participate in our society, then we should promote secular education.
More at Colorado Times Recorder | Ari's CTR columns
Reason: Why No One Should Be Religious
In his book Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, Ross Douthat recapitulates the arguments that the order of the cosmos, the seemingly mystical experiences of human beings, and the strangeness of consciousness seem to support the existence of God and a supernatural realm. Obviously I don't buy Douthat's case, but I appreciate that Douthat expects to persuade me through reason and evidence.
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Ari's Books (Amazon links)
• Getting Over Jesus: Finding Meaning and Morals without God: Amazon | Landing Page
• What's Wrong with Ayn Rand's Objectivist Ethics: Amazon | Landing Page
• Reclaiming Liberalism: Amazon
• Values of Harry Potter: Amazon
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