We Can't Cure A Shortage By Increasing

Religious Reasons, Which Is No Reason. I Notice Skeptic Had A Review Of Dennett's Book, Darwin's Dangerous Idea. Religious Reasons Amount To What Dennett Terms "skyhooks." Do You Believe In Skyhooks? I Don't.

Why Are Ecologists And Environmentalists So Feared And Hated? This Is Because In Part What They Have To Say Is New To The General Public, And The New Is Always Alarming.

There Is Nothing More Dangerous Than A Shallow Thinking Compassionate Person

The Rational Herdsman Concludes That The Only Sensible Course For Him To Pursue Is To Add Another Animal To His Herd. And Another; And Another . . . But This Is The Conclusion Reached By Each And Every Rational Herdsman Sharing A Commons. Therein Is The Tragedy. Each Man Is Locked Into A System That Compels Him To Increase His Herd Without Limit — In A World That Is Limited. Ruin Is The Destination Toward Which All Men Rush, Each Pursuing His Own Best Interest In A Society That Believes In The Freedom Of The Commons. Freedom In A Commons Brings Ruin To All.

The Greatest Folly Is To Accept Expert Statements Uncritically. At The Very Least, We Should Always Seek Another Opinion.