A Boat Against the Current

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Friday, October 25, 2013

Quote of the Day (William James, on What We Don’t Believe)

“As a rule we disbelieve all facts and theories for which we have no use."—William James, The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897)

MikeT at 6:42 AM

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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