“I reckon karma’s definitely real” Karma, in the contemporary West, is often defined as a belief which holds that: what goes around, comes around. Evidence for karma can be found inContinue readingPerlustrating Asseverations: Karma

“Socialism just hasn’t been done right yet.” Socialism can be broadly defined as an approach to politics and economics which favours the production of goods for the good of societyContinue readingPerlustrating Asseverations: Socialism

“There is a soulmate out there for me.” The concept of the “soulmate” is well known and all but ubiquitous in modern culture. But can this actually be true? SoulmatesContinue readingPerlustrating Asseverations: Love

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, LibertyContinue readingPerlustrating Asseverations: The Declaration of Independence

“Proving statements wrong by extrapolating them to extremes is an ironic way to disprove silly beliefs.” Ideas are often argued against by extrapolating them to serious, damaging conclusions. For instance:Continue readingPerlustrating Asseverations: Extrapolation