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December 26, 2008

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There's about 200 more that belong on that list. Hank "Banking System Fundamentally Sound" Paulson could fill out a list of 10 by himself easily.

Well, we have learned that we cant run our country on "what somebody thinks". Journalists are becomming a dime a dozen, and so are many bigwigs and their dire future predictions. Politicians are in the "sugarcoat/feelgood" business for themselves and their parties, and in the "I told you so" business for their opponents. The main goal of a senior leader or a senior politician is to become "more senior". Not be voted out. The goal of the journalist is to be "right once in a while, or enough to garner a little respect from some folks, thus keeping their livelehood. Everybody has an opinion, but nobody DOES anything productive. I have an opinion on it all, but my opinion is only correct if things work out the way I think they will.

Don't diss my man T. Boone--he said "by the end of the year", not "at the end of the year".

"I'd be the first to admit that I've made plenty of mistakes and bad predictions in my time. In most cases, I let ego or inexperience get in the way of good judgment, though sometimes it has been a matter of not having enough information."

To the list of faults above, I would have to add, "blind adherence to political dogma in the face of convincing evidence" to cover all bases. I've discovered that the most powerful weapon one can have is a good, complete understanding of an opponent's point of view. That way, you can effectively rebut those ideas that are wrong, understand the evidence for and against a thing - and just as importantly, change your opinion when you discover yourself wrong. That way, you keep yourself from whining about how everyone (except yourself, of course) is motivated by evil, you avoid blind allegiance to ideas that are wrong, and you do not make the fatal mistake of attempting to personalize the conflict of ideas.

How hollow is the reasoning of those who ignore critical thinking!

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