Friday Mad Science: Just the Facts, Ma'am
Several media outlets have noted that VP Candidate Paul Ryan ’s speech was factually inaccurate in many details . Additional media outlets have noted that no one cares . And I gotta say that it’s driving me crazy. Sir Issac Newton, big fan of Physics. I mean, it’s fine. Believe what you want. Truly. I already know that I’m not going to change your mind. What I’m telling you is that it’s driving me crazy the way that you ignore truths that you find inconvenient. You need to learn to deal with them. Find a way to assimilate them into your worldview, and *gasp* try keep an open mind to the idea that—it is at least possible—your pre-conceived ideas might be partially incorrect. One of my favorite sayings is that “ when the laws of physics and economics collide, physics wins .” I’d further postulate that the laws of economics trump politics when faced with the real facts of life, leading to a kind of hierarchy of truth that I personally believe in: Physics >