TotD: Thomas Szasz on Language

Religion and the jargon of the helping/hindering professions are comprised largely of literalized metaphors. That is why they are the perfect tools for legitimizing and illegitimizing ideas, behaviors, and persons. Ordinary language combines all of these qualities. It can be…

R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle

Originally published at Enemy of Entropy. Please leave any comments there. I started this post on September 7, the day after the grand lady moved on to find out what’s next. I find myself certain that she wasn’t afraid, that…

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