Saturday, December 22, 2007

quote for the day

I remember being at a conference, long ago, when a speaker was talking about the idea that two consistent but contradictory worldviews can, under certain circumstances, just be irreconcilable and have to coexist.

A question came from the audience along the lines of: "What about fascists? If you take your view, it may not be possible to say conclusively that fascists are wrong".

"No, that’s right," the speaker said, "But I don’t need to say they’re wrong. I just need to say they’re bastards."


from a comment at Big Ideas

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