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Is it evil to be rich? Whether it is or not, if you're rich, it's a lot easier to be evil in a big way.

What song lyrics make you instantly sing/hum/quote the next line?

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@trinsec Sorry to leave you hanging all weekend. I don't see a strong connection between a naturalistic explanation of the universe and things like justice. It seems like, for these things to exist, there has to be some kind of "higher power."

@trinsec I think I see what you're getting at, but why is the impulse "defend the underdog" rather than "expel the bully?" Particularly, at a certain point bullies are able to achieve tribal dominance.

@trinsec Cooperation is pretty basic, but "justice" seems like it's more abstract than species-benefit. Where does that value come from?

Where does your knowledge of what is right come from? Is it objective or subjective, internal or external?

What would the world be like if everyone else had the same way of knowing what is right?

What bookstore service provider does your institution use? (Disregard if you're not a person with an institution with a bookstore.)

Nothing like coming back from a conference to find all the fires you left burning are right where you left them.

Oh dear. I may have to buy a pie today.

"[People] have always one of two things: either a complete and conscious philosophy or the unconscious acceptance of the broken bits of some incomplete and shattered and often discredited philosophy." -G. K. Chesterton, The Common Man

What would a movie poster for a library look like?

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There is something magical about having BOTH new #StarTrek and new #StarWars to watch in the same week.

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