The principled argument against Rationalia isn't "policy based on weight of evidence is bad"; it's, "weighing evidence is hard".
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Or, to misquote Stalin, "The people who provide the evidence decide nothing. The people who weigh the evidence decide everything"
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Who is smarter, you, Bill Nye, or the guy who played Napoleon Dynamite?
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But then we'd have a country run by statistics and statisticians.
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but maybe a step up from lawyers...
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To me, Rationalia is the obvious next step a civilization has to take after the dark age in order to keep evolving and improving.
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@neiltyson You don't think they already have to? It's incredibly hard to get arts money! You are a fool, sir, an utter and complete fool. - 1 more reply
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@HazzaRAlkaabi Politicians of Rationalia would be adept at spinning stats.
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Might as well add "decriminalize prostitution" to the "Rationalia" constitution. Supported by sex workers, WHO and Amnesty.
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I like the dream and wld work for it. But testably define "art" and "creativity." Reason can't handle questions of definition.
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As usual, 'eloquent/thoughtful intersection of science, humanity, politics, & more.Thank you for taking the time to compose/post.
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@neiltyson I'd like you to come into schools and tell these arts teachers to their faces that they have to "prove" their worth. -
art has no value which is why we don't have museums full of the stuff all over the world
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movies, music, games etc., are all arts.. You must be a fool like neil gabrasse
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maybe you should learn the art of sarcasm, friend
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nah!! Its one of those useless arts i didn't bother to learn..
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Sounds good. Qualitative and subjective matters (ie: art) can be accommodated by making an appeal to reason. How do I emigrate?
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