Politicians pursue policies....

....or so I'm led to believe.  I thought they pursued their own agendas.  Anyway, I digress.  While the politicians do what politicians do, scientists follow formulae.  We all have views that seemingly help us to make sense of a crazy world. We develop techniques for coping with the silliness of it all and sometimes, these become ridiculously complicated. We end up baffling ourselves with long explanations and growing almost superstitious about the best way to keep chaos at bay. And then we wrestle with a pile of ifs and buts and maybes.

 

 

Sometimes we benefit more by not thinking about them and keeping things simple.

A little over 80 years ago....

....the German parliament was set on fire. History shows that this was when Hitler had just become Chancellor and he used this as a justification for claiming many authoritarian powers. Some historians have subsequently suggested that the Nazis themselves started the fire to achieve this result. It is yet another example of a story of which we may never know the truth.

 

 

 

No matter what has happens in life, and no matter who seems to gain whatever, you should be suspicious of any suspicion that you cannot substantiate.

 

 

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.    (Lao Tzu)