All very tolerant and laudable, but I’m thinking of worse catastrophe than conventional war or even genocide. Population explosion and mismanagement o...
Yes, you’re quite right. It’s well known in decision theory and behavioral economics that people systematically fail normative standards of rationalit...
Gotcha. Excuse me for being impatient. But to be clear, I don’t want to take away anyone’s rights. Just like owning firearms and speaking your mind, I...
I don’t know whether I believe it makes no difference whether the electorate is, overall, better informed; but thanks for the constructive participati...
We can’t have rational political debate without assuming some stance or another is objectively true. I pointed out “true or not” applies to both equal...
I’ve been reluctant to humor these rather captious objections, but I’ll try again. Either the current political climate/direction/regime/whatever is r...
Okay. I respect that. I think my political views are essential, though. I don’t think voter restrictions necessarily conflict with popular sovereignty...
“Uniformed votes” should not be controversial. Unless you largely approve of the political climate and direction of the country, it’s hard to see how ...
@"T Clark" Hey man. Relax with the ad hominem. I’m calling uninformed votes garbage, not people. Sheesh. If you think we can have rational social choi...
I would broaden that from maturity to all-around qualification. I’m not a firm believer in our brand of democracy precisely because having a pulse is ...
Sup. I’m just a nobody searching for decent conversation. I had a nice philosophy phase some years ago, studied a few hallmarks of the analytic school...
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