The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Scott M Taylor:

Patrick,

I wasn't trying to start a flame war. It was an honest question. I think that people (myself included) sometimes have trouble recognizing their own hypocrisy and I was wondering if I was missing something. I wasn't intending to sound hostile, just inquisitive.

Michael,

Thanks for the explanation. I see better what you were saying. I wasn't thinking in terms of intellecutal complacency but in terms of hypocrisy. I think you do have a point. Every program-however well intentioned-needs to be monitored to make sure it is has a postive effect.

Michael,

You said about us liberals that:

"we...support programmes that make us feel good for supporting them regardless of their actual benefit or harm."

I was wondering if you could show some examples of this. Off the top of my head I can't think of any programs that I support that I don't genuinely think are beneficial.

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