This is a loaded word more than most others. I only want to spend a couple cents in it now. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as: The condition of having or being composed of differing elements Especially: the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization an instance of…
Ah, the experts, whoever they are. It’s so nice we have people we don’t know in whom we can trust every aspect of our lives, livelihood, health, religious beliefs, etc. It’s so convenient not having to take responsibility for what we believe or think. Some experts said so, thus it must be true. Case closed, turn off the brain. Don’t…
There are two quotes that both use this phrase (more or less), one from F. Scott Fitzgerald, and one from George Orwell. F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” George Orwell: “[On Doublethink] The power of holding…