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Elections Are Not a Method for Finding the Truth
i share this concern about the breakdown of socialcoesin especially in the united states. So this brings us to politics. And you actualy had otbed in the new york times not long ago that i i wanted to reference, because you say some things there which either i'm not sure i agree with, or at least there's a further distinction i would want to make here. You write, elections are not a method for finding the truth. They are a method for reaching peaceful compromise between the conflicting desires of different people. I think that's a great distinction. But then you take issue with an analogy that richard dawkins used when he was objecting to the bre...