Here, finally, was a performer who—being maternal, wounded, righteous and sexy—could stride past the frontal cortex of every American and plant a three-inch heel directly on that limbic circuit that ceaselessly intones "God and country." If anyone could make Christian theocracy smell like apple pie, Sarah Palin could.
--Sam Harris
Critical Philosophy, or Empty and Vain Opinions about the Emptiness and
Vanity of Opinions
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Here's the key: the brain has no access to the world outside. Sealed within
the dark, silent chamber of your skull, your brain has never directly
experie...
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