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The tale of the man who wiped his bum with silk napkins (and how it damns us all)

July 6, 2014 by Randal

There once was a very rich man who kept a stock of fine silk napkins in his bathroom. He did so because he preferred wiping with silk — pedestrian tissue is so harsh and unforgiving — and also because he could afford to. And so, once a week the servants would bring two bags full of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian discipleship, economics, ethics, externality

Economists who buy lottery tickets: Reflections on Less Wrong

September 20, 2011 by Randal

Faithful reader Robert asked me to respond to an article by Eliezer Yudkowsky of “Less Wrong” called “Outside the Laboratory.” The article deals with the rationality (and irrationality) of scientists. Robert Gressis added that he too would like to see my response, though “it seems like a massive undertaking.” Always up for a challenge, I […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: belief, economics, Eliezer Yudkowsky, epistemology, expected utility, justification, Less Wrong, lottery, rationality, reason, science

Did Adam Smith’s invisible hand give us the “Skymall” catalogue?

August 23, 2011 by Randal

I continue my recent practice of reposting old articles from my CP blog that are no longer available. In this post (originally titled “The Tragedy of Capitalism”) I offer a meditation on the absurdity of contemporary consumer capitalism. *** One hour into my flight home yesterday from Denver, panic set in. I had completed my […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: capitalism, consumer capitalism, consumerism, consumption, economics, environmentalism, ethics, The Story of Stuff

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