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Rejecting The Natural/Synthetic Dichotomy: I reject the natural/synthetic dichotomy. The natural/synthetic dichotomy is manifested in two fundamental ways: (1) the assumption that humans and/or human constructs are separate from nature and (2) the assumption that certain human constructs are "natural"...
Posted Sat, Oct 11 2008 by Brainpolice | 4 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Racism, Social Evolution, Social Contract, Religion, Socialism, Philosophy, Human Nature, conservatism, Environmentalism, History, Primitivism

Traditionalism As Stagnation: In my understanding, appealing to tradition (particularly for its own sake) causes the stagnation of society. All human progress has resulted from deviation from prior "norms" or "traditions". In my view, a conservative view of history...
Posted Sun, Mar 9 2008 by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
Filed under: Social Evolution, Entropy, Religion, Philosophy, conservatism