Comments on: Simplistic and Naive, but Effectively True https://www.isegoria.net/2015/07/simplistic-and-naive-but-effectively-true/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:12:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Puzzle Pirate https://www.isegoria.net/2015/07/simplistic-and-naive-but-effectively-true/comment-page-1/#comment-2335103 Puzzle Pirate Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:43:41 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=38345#comment-2335103 This could also be described as “emergent behavior”. In the same way evolution did not intend for any particular organism to come about, the ruling class may also not intend large scale harm to the West. But the collective decisions of all of these individual actors are producing that end.

]]> By: Big Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2015/07/simplistic-and-naive-but-effectively-true/comment-page-1/#comment-2335045 Big Jim Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:45:17 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=38345#comment-2335045 “we do not have a handy English word to describe subconscious, institutional, or evolutionary intent.”

But we do, from Old English: wyrd. We just stopped using it because it doesn’t fit with the Christian worldview that sees everything in existence as driven by conscious intent.

]]> By: CMOT https://www.isegoria.net/2015/07/simplistic-and-naive-but-effectively-true/comment-page-1/#comment-2332448 CMOT Sun, 05 Jul 2015 13:21:02 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=38345#comment-2332448 Hurray! Another intellectual wannabe discovers public choice economics!

]]> By: Slovenian Guest https://www.isegoria.net/2015/07/simplistic-and-naive-but-effectively-true/comment-page-1/#comment-2330337 Slovenian Guest Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:28:28 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=38345#comment-2330337 Of course, parties would never intentionally conspire. Conspiracy isn’t a crime in and of itself in U.S. law, these aren’t the droids you’re looking for, and there is not even a smidgen of corruption anywhere!

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