In Which I Ponder Language and Philosophy, Causing Me to Nerdgasm Publicly… Again

Language is fine; people are the problem It is neither rational nor moral to suggest that words have some—let me risk lifting a word from Dr. Hart’s field—ousia or Platonic essence. Words mean only what people choose them to mean. That is precisely why nice no longer means “lewd.” Transpire came to mean something in [...]

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Reefer madness

Marijuana Use Can Up Psychosis Risk Long-term use of marijuana can lead to increased risk of developing hallucinations, delusions and psychosis, a new study shows. Which comes about a month after this article, which looks at the study in a much more detailed way: These discoveries about the link between cannabis and psychosis have been [...]

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