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Old 4th Jun 2020, 09:00
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Lonewolf 50, #59, homonculus,

'In 1804 Thomas Jefferson expressed the hope that the USA had embarked on an experiment that "we trust will end un establishing the fact, that man may be governed by reason and truth."

The announcement by the Oxford Dictionaries 212 years later that "post-truth" was its Word of the Year seemed to confirm that the experiment had failed.'

Julian Baggini 'A Short History of Truth'
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...story-of-truth

The book is an short, easy read, a balancing history of truth and democracy, together with concerning views of current issues and for the future.

Interestingly, the concluding 'solutions' have many similarities with interventions considered to improve human performance in aviation, but not IMHO, any more convincing of the likelihood of success.

Also note from Albert Einstein : “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Good advice for aviation as well as governments.
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