tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491287945111091897.post4385077526850316370..comments2023-07-31T11:38:05.699-04:00Comments on Mind Pried Open: The Relentless, Fruitless Search for FactsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10851709744990662289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491287945111091897.post-36335748114913733112012-09-01T11:39:17.079-04:002012-09-01T11:39:17.079-04:00Thanks for responding. I certainly would never dis...Thanks for responding. I certainly would never disagree that the search for truth is important, in fact I think it is one of the critical things people should do with their time on earth. What I think is dangerous is flattening truth to facts, and then stretching what should be a narrow and rigorous category to cover things like political argument. I think truth can come from religion, philosophy and logic as well as science. (Though that truth may not be universally recognized, of course.)<br /><br />As for ideology, if you have time, the Jonah Goldberg video I linked to makes an interesting--and I think compelling--argument. Essentially, he says that all political movements have an ideology, which he defines as an interlocking set of principles. When a group denies this, it is often the case that they don't want to have to defend or debate the principles that drive their policy ideas.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and for the thoughtful comment.<br /><br />DanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851709744990662289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491287945111091897.post-31986978281663485012012-08-31T19:32:07.136-04:002012-08-31T19:32:07.136-04:00Very thoughtful and well-written. I think there...Very thoughtful and well-written. I think there's nothing wrong with wanting to know the truth. And I believe that following an ideology in lieu of chasing the truth is dangerous. Then again, I'm a researcher and it's in my nature to keep an open mind and to seek truth. You could say that the tropes that "all politicians lie" or "government is bad" are ways to obfuscate the truth, too.10finetoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877188350507497404noreply@blogger.com