@SamHarrisOrg Youre missing point. Programs invading privacy shouldnt be hidden. Open debate is good-as is security, even at cost of privacy
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@jimparkey So the government should publicly discuss all its security measures? No strategic or tactical need for secrecy? - 1 more reply
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@SamHarrisOrg smart, ethical people have no interest in being a puppet figurehead. - 1 more reply
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@SamHarrisOrg the idea that our system can reliably elevate such people is on par with the idea that the Earth is < 10,000 years old.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg It’s less about preventing idiocy, and more about instituting checks and balances so that corruption is detected, stopped. -
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@UntetheredSubo@SamHarrisOrg They kind of are, yeah. At least currently.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/books/06book.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 … -
@markjaquith@SamHarrisOrg But it was Congress (and, eventually, elections for President) that checked that power. We don't torture now.
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@SamHarrisOrg smart, ethical people aren't attracted to wielding power over othersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg You mean like Obama? Oh wait, but I think you like him cause he bombs little kids?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg don’t forget godlyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@samharrisorg Likewise you can't idiot proof voters. - 1 more reply
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@SamHarrisOrg You do know this has a broader context, don't you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xjM59MX7V4 … You don't have a Ron Paul media blackout for nothing -
@SamHarrisOrg A better link is the comment in the video that skips ahead
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@SamHarrisOrg Even Gandalf cannot wield the ring of power.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Now if only smart, ethical people would run for office.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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