hell’s handmaiden

From Atheist Revolution: “But the real story here is that the kids in conservative Christian schools performed significantly worse in math than those in public schools.”

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He asked to see the law demanding he show his ‘papers’ and was told after a time that the law was secret and no, he wouldn’t be allowed to read it.

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I’ve recently been told to act like a philosopher. I shot off a response, which is reproduced here in part, but I’ve continued to think about that admonition.

Act like a philosopher? What exactly does that mean?

Do I deny myself all passion? Do I wrap my convictions in dull prose? Perhaps I should speak only in syllogism?

1. All men are mortal.
2. Socrates is a man.
3. ∴ Socrates is mortal.

Or restrict myself to symbolism?

1. T • (U ν V)
2. T ⊃ [U ⊃ (W • X)]