Richard Posner Quotes
Fact is often stranger than fiction because most writers of fiction try to make their stories plausible.
A diversity of approaches is necessary if there is to be a good chance of hitting on one that works. Progress is a social undertaking & achievement, because people see things differently
Because reputation lags achievement, we should expect people to reach the zenith of their reputation well past the zenith of their productive output
We have a tendency to assume people are a unity, and thus good people all good, etc. But the fact that Hitler was good to dogs and children isn't a paradox.
In a religiously uniform culture, it is natural for people to take for granted the truth of the prevailing religion and its associated metaphysical propositions.
