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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” – Isaac Asimov 

Continue Reading“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” – Isaac Asimov 

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. . It's a shame a great mind and a good body seldom go together. or a great body and a good mind. or a great body and a great mind. but worse, a not so good mind and a not so good body often go together. in fact, that's almost the entire populace. and all these reproducing more of themselves. is there any wonder why the world is where it's at now? just notice the creature sitting near you…

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Steve Jobs and drug policy

[Jobs] told a reporter that taking LSD was one of the two or three most important things he had done in his life. He said there were things about him that people who had not tried psychedelics — even people who knew him well, including his wife — could never understand. Unlike many people who have enjoyed success, Jobs is not saying that he was able to succeed despite his illegal drug use; he’s saying his success is in part…

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