Not long ago I had a conversation with someone who identified as super-enlightened, and who firmly asserted, with unwarranted confidence, that all the problems of the world could be solved in an instant if only everyone would accept the fact that We Are One.
Read MoreOnce upon a time heated debates were mostly conducted within the framework of “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” For the longest time these words (incorrectly attributed to the 18th century French philosopher Voltaire) remained solid at the heart of Western ideas about liberalism and openness.
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