There seems to be a lot of chatter on the news and the Internet about the candidates’ beliefs about origins. While many in the media are using this as a test of scientific savvy (and a way to discredit people they don’t like), I think there are deeper reasons why the question of origins is important to an election.
In a recent article on the Classical Conversations website, I show how the question of origins relates directly to some of the foundational questions of governance, and how different views affect those questions and outcomes.
Origins and the 2012 US Presidential Election
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