“If belief in the existence of God is predicted to lead to a feeling of contentment, and the prediction is fulfilled, does it follow that God exists? Surely not. All that would follow would be the desireability of the belief.” IfsDoeFeelingsWould BeSpiritualScienceBeliefExistenceAtheistContentmentFulfilledAgnosticPredictionsGod ExistsExistence Of God Author:Richard Posner
“MacKinnon's treatment of the central issue of pornography as she herself poses it - the harm that pornography does to women - is shockingly causal. Much of her evidence is anecdotal, and in a nation of 260 Million people, anecdotes are a weak form of evidence.” PeopleDoeGovernmentFormNationsMillionsIssuesEvidenceWeakHarmTreatmentPornographyAnecdotes Author:Richard Posner
“It is the censor's business to make a judgment about the propriety of the content or message of the proposed expressive activity. The regulation here does not authorize any judgment about the content of any speeches. ... A park is a limited space, and to allow unregulated access to all comers could easily reduce rather than enlarge the park's utility as a forum for speech. Just imagine two rallies held at the same time in the same park area using public-address systems that drowned out each other's speakers.” DoeTwoGovernmentSpaceImagineActivitySpeechJudgmentMessagesAreasAccessParksAddressesSpeakersRegulationUtilityExpressiveProprietyForums Author:Richard Posner