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Michael Masiello’s answer to Why is it so hard for many to believe that the Earth and mankind were designed? If you can still believe in naive teleology after you read this essay by Stephen Jay Gould , try reading it again. And the panda’s thumb, I’m afraid, is the tip of a vertiginous iceberg. […]

Is it veridical to state that esoteric verbosity culminates in communicative ennui? has triggered this from me: Nick Nicholas’ answer to Is it veridical to state that esoteric verbosity culminates in communicative ennui? Esoteric does not just mean “obscure”, it means understood only by very few select people, who are initiated into knowledge. The Greek […]

The true and honest and equitable answer is the Magister’s: Michael Masiello’s answer to Is it veridical to state that esoteric verbosity culminates in communicative ennui? Vote #1 Michael Masiello. Vote early and vote often. The petty and cavilling answer is mine. Others have gone part of the way there, but I’ll finish the task. […]