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Ep. 13 - On the Freedom of Thought and Nature: Freeman Dyson and Stephen Blackwood

The Ralston College Podcast

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The Independence of the Mind

I think it's safe to say that we're living in a time when there can be quite a bit of bullying, trying to bully people into having one position or another. Let's ask you a little bit about this because you've had a great demonstrated, a great deal of courage throughout your life to hold views independent of what others might think. Would you agree that the very idea that one can be bullied to hold a view has that it's heart a disbelief and truth itself? Because... No, that's not true. I wouldn't agree with that at allBecause bullies are so effective is because they are sincere. And the people who disagree with me about climate science are very sincere people

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