The Perfectibility of Man: A Seductive Fallacy

The Declination ^ | 12/18/17 | Thales

[x1stcav]

Nonetheless, the SJW believes the perfection can happen, or at least a constant state of “Progress” can be sustained, like a limit approaching perfection. Mankind, you see, can be set on an upward trajectory of “Progress” constantly nearer to a state of perfection, constantly improving. It’s a core tenet, though often an unspoken one, of Progressivism. This is why, when a Progressive violates the narrative, his apology often contains the words I will try to do better. He fell off the trajectory toward human perfection – whatever that might be – and must get back on. He must catch up.

This is where the catchphrase “educate” comes from. They believe that further education, that indoctrination, training, whatever you want to call it – can cleanse the original sin, or at least diminish it, thus putting us on a progressive path toward perfection.

It’s all a fallacy.

[Western Phil]

Actually if my efforts are compared to those of “Snowflake Bentley” or Kenneth Libbrecht, I kind of cheat, but their results are much better. My technique involves using a Panasonic DMC-ZS5, 9 or 10 (kind of fancy point & shoot cameras) on the maximum Macro Zoom setting to photograph flakes that I have captured on a piece of black felt. Once photographed, the felt is shaken to prepare for a new crop of flakes. One can take a lot of pictures quite fast. Down sides include the limit of magnification and no manual focus control. I guess the solution is a more expensive camera and more time out in the cold.

Good snows with flakes that can be captured do not happen real often here in central Illinois and due to global warming we have not had such an event yet this year.

Weather Underground used to let web customers post weather related pictures on their site. There were a number of people doing snowflake photography posting every winter. After the Weather Channel bought them out, they put an end to the peon posting.

[dp0622]

That’s incredible.

Wow.

Thanks for sharing.