Robin Hanson denied the truth of the parable of the talents later in the interview, which made me think of him as either less religious or less self aware (I find it bizarre when economists deny the importance of that parable, c.f. Noah Smith); contrast that to Tyler Cowen who is consciously puritan about his work ethic, without denying the role of inherent motivation.
The irony here is that coming from upstate NY, it seems they would have known that nobody grafts wild branches to save domestic roots. Rather, the branches determine the fruit, and one grafts domestic branches onto wild rootstock, which is hardy and disease tolerant, but usually produces poor fruit.
When my wife and I were traveling we met a white couple from South Africa and they told us that we have a wrong idea of South Africa and that they were doing great. Also Bermuda is 52% black and median family income is high. Decedents of Europeans mostly do fine anywhere, and as far as I know South Africa is still fairly creative. So why not allow people to come from those countries?
Robin Hanson denied the truth of the parable of the talents later in the interview, which made me think of him as either less religious or less self aware (I find it bizarre when economists deny the importance of that parable, c.f. Noah Smith); contrast that to Tyler Cowen who is consciously puritan about his work ethic, without denying the role of inherent motivation.
I can see why The Culture transplant reminds you of the parable of the olive tree, but not why your evening under the stars did.
They don't call him Tyler "The Bad Faith" Cowen for nothing.
The irony here is that coming from upstate NY, it seems they would have known that nobody grafts wild branches to save domestic roots. Rather, the branches determine the fruit, and one grafts domestic branches onto wild rootstock, which is hardy and disease tolerant, but usually produces poor fruit.
What is the source of your exposure to the LDS church? It must be pretty deep for you to appreciate the parable of the olive tree.
My Question for Garrett Jones would be:
When my wife and I were traveling we met a white couple from South Africa and they told us that we have a wrong idea of South Africa and that they were doing great. Also Bermuda is 52% black and median family income is high. Decedents of Europeans mostly do fine anywhere, and as far as I know South Africa is still fairly creative. So why not allow people to come from those countries?