The mediocrity principle simply states that you aren't special. The universe does not revolve around you; this planet isn't privileged in any unique way; your country is not the perfect product of directed, intentional fate; and that tuna sandwich you had for lunch was not plotting to give you indigestion.
PZ MyersSilence is an argument in favor of the status quo. A refusal to address an inequity is a strategy for maintaining that inequity.
PZ MyersIt's amazing how much detail Catholics will go into documenting why people shouldn't do the things that they all do anyway.
PZ Myers