Ideas are not inconsequential; ideas matter! “Both Communism and National Socialism (Nazism) had their birth in abstract philosophical systems, discussed by university professors in classrooms and faculty lounges. Both were eventually imposed politically through a coercive state orthodoxy. And both were used by totalitarian regimes to justify the mass murder of their own citizens.” ~Nancy Pearcey
P.S. I posted this because I know that some people believe the ideas that are debated and written about by “egghead” intellectuals in “ivory tower” universities are a waste of time and they have no impact on real life. The truth, however, is that—as the examples above indicate—these ideas are ultimately embraced by real people and translated into real systems that GREATLY impact people’s lives.
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