#227 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Tuesday December 21)
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Good morning, Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year. From here until June of next year, the days will grow longer. A while back, I noted the Hobbes vs. Rousseau dilemma about whether people are basically evil or basically good. I quoted a sentiment expressed by someone else that they would rather live a life believing in a Rousseauian world (man is basically good), rather than a Hobbesian world (man is basically evil). Several people commented on this, most suggesting that history and a random read of any daily newspaper must lead to the conclusion that man is basically evil. The best articulation of this idea is
#227 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Tuesday December 21)
#227 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Tuesday…
#227 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Tuesday December 21)
Good morning, Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year. From here until June of next year, the days will grow longer. A while back, I noted the Hobbes vs. Rousseau dilemma about whether people are basically evil or basically good. I quoted a sentiment expressed by someone else that they would rather live a life believing in a Rousseauian world (man is basically good), rather than a Hobbesian world (man is basically evil). Several people commented on this, most suggesting that history and a random read of any daily newspaper must lead to the conclusion that man is basically evil. The best articulation of this idea is