Thoughts About Alternative Truth
April 07, 2017
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Because we live in a chaotic universe, Robert Lowenstein believes we invent narratives to make sense of our surroundings. (“The Stories We Fall For,” by Roger Lowenstein, Fortune, March 15, 2017, pg. 30). I’m inclined to believe him. The world really is of our making. Here
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February 07, 2017
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Donald Trump’s truth varies minute by minute. It’s like listening to Variations of a Theme of Paganini but less pleasant. Trump doesn’t seem to worry about these variations, which his critics call lies. Rather, he twists the truth, I suspect, to convince his subjects that one
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