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Li Kim

About Me


Grebnesi's Razor is dedicated to the promotion of reason in public debate and inner life.
In philosophy, a razor is a labor saving device used in the search for truth. Those who wield it can accelerate learning by shaving away entire classes of errors. Like Occam's and Hanlon's Razors, Grebnesi's Razor, "Only reason can distinguish truth from falsehood", is a guide to separating arguments that should be considered from arguments that may be ignored. Put another way, to learn what is true you only need to consider arguments that arrive at a conclusion by correctly applying inductive or deductive logic to definitions and observations. Arguments that contain logical fallacies or factual errors need not be considered. Neither should those arguments that are not really arguments at all, like assertions, appeals to emotion, and faith in the word of God.
Read more at www.grebnesisrazor.com
The Three Criteria of a Good Argument:
1. The terms are well-defined.
2. The premises are true.
3. The conclusion follows logically from the premises.
The Six Gates of Mindfulness Practice
1. Be in the present.
2. Be in your body.
3. Be in your surroundings.
4. Label distractions, don't judge them.
5. Don't try to reach a higher state of consciousness.
6. Don't expect to reach a higher state of consciousness.

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My Blog

Will the Real Judicial Activist Please Stand Up

Judicial activism, n., A usually pejorative phrase implying that a judge is applying his or her political views, rather than basing decisions on law or prior precedent  Websters New World Law Dic...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:42:00 GMT

That's So Ignorant

An argument does not have to be about some burning national issue to be interesting. Take the case of comic book publisher Bluewater Productions. Over the weekend, WBZ radio in Boston interviewed a ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:47:00 GMT

Koan of the Week

As you meditate, Master Li Kim Grebnesi told the class, observe your breathing, dont control it. But I cant tell the difference, Mindful Mindy objected. When I try to observe my breath, I...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Krugman Strikes Again

Poisoning the Well  by far the most common tree in the fallacy forest that passes for our National Debate. This fallacy consists of rejecting an argument on the grounds that ones opponent alleg...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:16:00 GMT

Independence Day Tea Party Protest

Went to an Independence Day Tea Party Protest and saw many colorful characters and inspiring slogans:
Posted by on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

Greed: Noticing the Difference between Liberals and Conservatives (and Objectivists)

Recently, a reader left me a comment recommending Atul Gawandes article in the New Yorker: The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about health care. (http://www.newyorker.com/reportin...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:39:00 GMT

The Administrative Fallacy - Seeking the Truth on Overhead Costs in Health Care

Since my last entry, a couple people told me that administrative costs (salaries, light bulbs, profits, etc.) for private health insurers are around 30%, compared to around 5% for Medicare. I have...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:43:00 GMT

More Health Care Stats

President Obama argues that the United States needs a government-run health plan in order to provide coverage to the nations 46 million uninsured. In a recent column, The Stealth Single-Payer Agend...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:28:00 GMT

Health Insurance: Not Much Gravy on this Train

A reader of my blog left a comment yesterday expressing outrage at the gravy train ridden by the insurance industry amid rising health care costs. The comment got me wondering just how big the pr...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:51:00 GMT

Wise Latina Woman: Not Racist, But...

racism n. 1. a doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that ones own race is superior (Random House ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:56:00 GMT