297. Andrew Doyle — How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Role of the History Maker in the History of Autistics
I think the role of the historian is not too morally judge doing the old Jim, what they call presentism. It's about a dispassionate analysis of what went on and dealing in the facts. Richard Dawkins was happy to be proven wrong even when he had staked his reputation as a scholar. He said thank you for proving me wrong because now I won't keep saying something that isn't true. The problem with so many of these arguments that we get into in the culture wars is, is, you know, JK Rowling is transphobic thing. When you prove that she's never said anything transphobic, an adult should be able to say, well, okay,
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