193. Chris Edwards on Educational Reform and Thought Experiments
The Michael Shermer Show
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How the Term Self Evident Came to Be Added to Jefferson's Original Draft by Franklin
The term self evident came to be added to jefferson's original draft by franklin. Jefferson had asserted, intentionally or not, that the principle in question was an assertion of religion. Franklin's editid edit, turned it instead into an assertion of rationality. And i think history has proven that that. Theres been some really good books that have been written that compare participatory governments with those dominated by single party states. I think we do a very poor job in my field of articulating what i think is one of the great truths of the world.
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