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![[W]hat distinguishes bullshitting from genuine inquiry is a difference of intention. (Hardcastle et. al. 2006: 99)
For instance, a piece of writing that is "unclarifiably unclear," ... is bullshit, no matter what its author's intentions were or what went through his head when he wrote it.... [Bullshitters are] ... veritable fountainhead of jargonistic bullshit. (Hardcastle et. al. 2006: 101)
I define genuine inquiry as any inquiry that is fueled by the desire to find true answers to the questions one is asking, or involved (perhaps indirectly) in asking.... What characterizes genuine inquiry is neither its methods, nor its results, but the attitude with which it is conducted. Inquiry should be engaged in with a genuine desire to find true answers to the questions that are being asked. (Hardcastle et. al. 2006: 104)
To truly counter the bullshitter, however, we must show that genuine inquiry is not a pipedream, but something attainable. One thing that keeps genuine inquiry within our reach is that its aim is not something grand and abstract, like "discovering the whole truth," but, modestly, finding answers to the questions that are actually being asked. (Hardcastle et. al. 2006: 105)
This account of inquiry also points at something else: inquiry is a deeply social enterprise. Given our assumption that the inquirer is really interested in uncovering the right answer, reasonable doubt expressed by others, especially when they are peers, is powerful fuel for rekindling doubt. In fact, interaction with others is often the only way that personal biases, quirks, lacunae, etc., can be ironed out. (Hardcastle et. al. 2006: 105-106)
In sham reasoning, the intent is not to find true answers to the questions asked, but to find facts that will support a conclusion that is already believed.... "fake reasoning"--occurs when the inquirer is not concerned with finding the right answer, but with some ulterior goal, one that is related to the inquiry but is in essence extra…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u3zzfwzl6ku25uxhxteog6vb/bafkreifftimlnzucnahggye7lxxf3rauc5dieswvx22obotvcwkut4riee@jpeg)
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This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Evil, sin, and iniquity. We often conflate these terms, but they are very different.