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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Sociologist Stephen P. Turner
A convenient belief earns its place by what it does, not by whether it is true. It lowers social cost. It holds a coalition together. It lets a man keep working without auditing his own foundations. Stephen Park Turner (b. … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Author Anne Applebaum
Stephen Turner (b. 1951) studies the beliefs that hold a group together. He calls some of them good bad theories. They do not have to map reality. They have to coordinate people, lower friction, and keep a coalition moving without … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Religion Scholar Aaron W. Hughes
Stephen P. Turner (b. 1951) describes beliefs that work as coordination devices. They need not map reality. They hold a group together, lower friction inside it, license continued action, and spare the man who holds them costly self-examination or outside … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders In America’s Deep State
Stephen P. Turner (b. 1951) writes about good bad theories. A theory can be false and still serve a group, so long as it helps the members act together. The belief lowers friction inside the coalition, holds the ranks against … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For West Bank Settlers
Stephen Turner (b. 1951) studies the beliefs groups hold not because they map the world but because they let the group function. I call these convenient beliefs. A convenient belief lowers internal friction, holds a coalition together, and justifies action … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Seventh-day Adventist Leaders
Stephen Turner‘s convenient beliefs run at full speed inside the General Conference headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, the world division offices, the annual council chambers, and the late-night strategy calls with union and conference presidents. The U.S.-Israeli campaign is in … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Iran’s Next Supreme Leader
Stephen Turner describes the convenient belief, a claim a man holds for what it does for him rather than for its truth. Convenient beliefs run hot in Tehran right now. They circulate in the new Supreme Leader’s fortified residence, the … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Tencent (WeChat)
Stephen Turner‘s convenient beliefs run at full WeChat speed inside Tencent‘s Shenzhen towers, the WeChat war room, Pony Ma‘s (b. 1971) office, and the briefings with Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration. The U.S.-Israeli campaign sits in its second month. Khamenei is dead, … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Berkshire Hathaway
Stephen Turner‘s convenient beliefs run at full value-investing speed through Berkshire Hathaway‘s Omaha headquarters, the Geico and BNSF war rooms, Greg Abel‘s (b. 1962) office, the board, and the private client dinners. The war enters its second month. Khamenei lies … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Meta (Facebook)
Stephen P. Turner (b. 1951) calls a belief convenient when a man holds it because it pays, not because he has tested it. The belief lowers his costs, calms his fears, and licenses what he already wants to do. Its … Continue reading