1. It’s a wish-fulfillment fantasy In Ayn Rand’s books, the main character is typically an implausibly awesome version of the person many conservatives would secretly like to be. Wish-fulfillment fantasies exert a powerful influence on us. There is something in our souls that tells us that we are inadequate, that reminds us of our manyContinue reading “AYN RAND WAS A DELUDED JERK”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
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Photo Challenge: Angular
Originally posted on Rolbos ©:
An angle can imply many things. Viewing objects and people from different points of view may be as much fun as considering the various meanings of what an angle might mean. Of course, most people prefer believing what they see. This is a no-angle approach and we all do it every…
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING 6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America
When it comes to the birth of America, most of us are working from a stew of elementary school history lessons, Westerns and vague Thanksgiving mythology. And while it’s not surprising those sources might biff a couple details, what’s shocking is how much less interesting the version we learned was. It turns out our teachers,Continue reading “HAPPY THANKSGIVING 6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America”
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spacecraft and rovers
Originally posted on tychogirl:
Spacecraft and rovers from Earth to upper right: Hubble Space Telescope (image credit: NASA), lunar rover Yutu (image credit: China space), Mars rover Curiosity (image credit: NASA/JPL), Cassini (image credit: NASA/JPL), Rosetta (image credit: ESA, image by AOES Medialab), New Horizons (image credit: NASA), Voyager (image credit: NASA), and Pioneer (image…
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