Confusion Of Sign And Object

Wyman's Overpopulated Universe Is In Many Ways Unlovely. It Offends The Aesthetic Sense Of Us Who Have A Taste For Desert Landscapes.

We Can Applaud The State Lottery As A Public Subsidy Of Intelligence, For It Yields Public Income That Is Calculated To Lighten The Tax Burden Of Us Prudent Abstainers At The Expense Of The Benighted Masses Of Wishful Thinkers.

At Root What Is Needed For Scientific Inquiry Is Just Receptivity To Data, Skill In Reasoning, And Yearning For Truth. Admittedly, Ingenuity Can Help Too.

Students Of The Heavens Are Separable Into Astronomers And Astrologers As Readily As The Minor Domestic Ruminants Into Sheep And Goats, But The Separation Of Philosophers Into Sages And Cranks Seems To Be More Sensitive To Frames Of Reference.

The Familiar Material Objects May Not Be All That Is Real, But They Are Admirable Examples.