Daily Letter

Science, Nature & The Future

Emotion

Energy in motion

People & Society

Ad Hominem: many think that ad hominem is actually a fallacy. It is more often a rigorous method of exploration. There are cases when you focus on the person, others when you focus on the argument. When we insure that the medical doctor has a degree, it is purely ad hominem. In matters that require expertise, you look at the credibility -just look at the fights for vetting process for expert witnesses in a court of law. In matters that require empirical or mathematical proofs, you focus on the arguments -these are rare. Even in academic discussions there is a conditional ad hominem as we only let people with credentials participate (letting every web guru with a theory would create a mess).

Misc

Don’t ask me about my longing. Look at my face

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You don’t find reasonable men on the tops of tall mountains

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Once you reach something you have to find something else. It's the process that is stimulating, not the achievment. Everything is about starting again.