The principal barrier to a general acceptance of the monist position is that it is counterintuitive.
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I was never a monist - always a diversitarian.
Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive.
Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided.
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.
I'm opposed to fundamentalism in any form.
The only good reason to embrace a philosophical position is that you are convinced it is true or at least makes sense of the world better than the alternatives.
Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.
Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.
A prejudice, unlike a simple misconception, is actively resistant to all evidence that would unseat it.
A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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