Thank you for this. I have felt the lure of the inner ring many times. I've never thought about the fact that an inner ring loses its mysterious draw as soon as you enter. That is so true.
"We are always being asked to accept this or that as science; but we already know that it is as easy to tell lies in scientific language as in literary language... It is no good telling us that science will give us a world of honest men. It would need a world of honest men if science is to be run honestly." GK Chesterton
It is a great book. What he really gets is the insidious manipulation of language that goes on. I have seen it in my academic environment. I can see it but don’t know how to answer it.
Thank you for this. I have felt the lure of the inner ring many times. I've never thought about the fact that an inner ring loses its mysterious draw as soon as you enter. That is so true.
Yes. Its the dog who catches the car... 😁
It's the same motivation that drove Satan himself, so he expects everyone else to want to do the same.
Never thought of that connection before but it's a great one
Everyone wants to be in the room where it happens…
But sometimes the inner room is really weird and scary.
Totally
"We are always being asked to accept this or that as science; but we already know that it is as easy to tell lies in scientific language as in literary language... It is no good telling us that science will give us a world of honest men. It would need a world of honest men if science is to be run honestly." GK Chesterton
It is a great book. What he really gets is the insidious manipulation of language that goes on. I have seen it in my academic environment. I can see it but don’t know how to answer it.