190. Jonathan Rauch — The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Single Most Counter Intuitive Social Idea of All Time
Free speech is the single most counter intuitive social idea of all time. It's not how wer wired as humans really, stuff that is bigoted, wrong offensive, blasphemous, heretical and seditious should be protected by the government. The only justification for that completely bonkers idea is that it's also the single most successful social ideas of all time. By historic standards and international standards, we're doing incredibly well.
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