“It is idle to talk always of the alternative of reason and faith. Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.”
Why do we assume that business firms are engaged in the “pursuit of self-interest,” but that government bureaucracies are engaged in “public service”?
Far be it from me to suggest that businessmen don’t pursue their interests. Of course they do. They want greater profits, a larger market share, and higher stature.
This isn’t a current politics blog, and it’s not going to become one. Every now and then, though, I can’t resist.
This letter comes from a doctoral student and professor in a seminary in Spain.
Question:
All other things being equal, we ought to accept the hypothesis which best explains what we observe.
A social scientist writes, “I just read an article in Public Interest in which the philosopher Edward Feser says Thomists ‘deny there will be non-human animals in heaven.’ Now, I understand the argument that animals on earth won't be resurrected in heaven. But he seems to be saying more.”
