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On Evil — Post 3: Black Swans and Hindsight Bias — When Rarity Fades

May 13, 2026 by W.Francis
Living room with a wall-mounted TV displaying a black swan on water, a gray armchair with a blanket and books, wooden cabinet, floor lamp, and large windows showing a cityscape.

“Any assessment we make is subject to alteration—just as we are ourselves.” —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5:10 Events That Stop Time How do we make sense of rare, extreme events that we’ve interpreted as evil? I mean the events that stop time. The ones that make the news anchors go quiet for a moment as they … Read more

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On Evil — Post 2: Nature Doesn’t Apologize

May 6, 2026 by W.Francis

“Nature is pliable, obedient. And the logos that governs it has no reason to do evil. It knows no evil, does none, and causes harm to nothing. It dictates all beginnings and all endings.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6:1 The Scene I want to start with a nature analogy that will help me keep my … Read more

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