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Day: February 3, 2006
It would be appropriate
if the end of our civilization were brought about by blasphemous cartoons. I’m a struggling idealist most of the time, thinking education and knowledge can save the world. But everyone’s misanthropic skepticism would be justified if this silliness spiraled out of control and ended in war – the kind of war we’ve been able to wage now for fifty years.
No, Chicken Little. The sky is not falling. It’s just a pessimistic morning.