tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post396205193309905486..comments2024-03-29T07:36:51.933-05:00Comments on driftglass: Today In "Both Sides Do It": People Who Live in Stephen Glass Housesdriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-77514869180387099822014-12-20T11:23:48.740-06:002014-12-20T11:23:48.740-06:00"So what if what you want to believe more tha..."So what if what you want to believe more than anything else is the lie that Both Sides Do It?"<br /><br />Nicely played.Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-54501686959013473002014-12-19T18:20:54.562-06:002014-12-19T18:20:54.562-06:00The funny thing is that "the lesson is to be ...The funny thing is that "the lesson is to be more skeptical of things you want to believe than of almost anything else" really is true. As a scientist, elevation of documented evidence over cherished belief is the core discipline that I drum into my students from day one until they carry the flaming brazier and are kicked out into the snow as freshly minted PhDs.<br /><br />The hard part is that this practice requires discipline and determination and self criticism and all those other classical virtues that Mr Sullivan has so conspicuously failed to display as he schemed his way up the ladder. Hypocrites abound, dirty deeds underlie many a fortune, but when every single thing you have done is out there in black and white for all the world to see then you can scarcely conceal your lies.<br /><br />So why lie about them? Because you know your core audience does not want to see them, and willfully will refuse to see them.Mike Lumishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083545582415707582noreply@blogger.com