... the questions on terms that mere assertions of faith, no matter how impassioned, sincere, or captivating, can never ultimately succeed. Nietzsche's acceptance of Christian frames and terms, together with his penchant for self-contradiction, bombast, bamboozlement, and obscurantism, makes for a superficially easier target. Like dissolves like. Good luck with that one, Christians. * Cf.

... sensibilities. A buffet of global distinctions, divergences and discrepancies. A cornucopia of diversity and deviation. A festoon of departure, digression and dissent. A veritable feast of bamboozlement, perplexity and bafflement; a bewildering banquet of  mystifying mannerisms, incomprehensible idioms and puzzling protocols. A tangled web of twisted tales and scrambled stories. Welcome to the ...

... like cancer or some other chronic or life threatening problems. But according to this, Healthburn | Dustin Curtis , the author was denied insurance because he reported having had heartburn. Yes, that’s right. You should read the whole thing. The more I learn about health insurance in America, the more I think it is the biggest  bamboozlement pulled on the American public since cigarettes.

... the status quo, no matter how much lipstick they put on it. All the noble ambitions of the true Progressives were thwarted, and the Big Guys are undoubtedly high-fiving to celebrate their effective bamboozlement. It's all very sad, but the saddest part is the claim of some great victory. It's a tiny step, and, by the time the Senate/House conference gets thru with it, it will be even ...

The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen (Allen Lane) Humans are often misled by abstract nouns of their own making, and sometimes the bamboozlement can last centuries or more. Because one can say the word “justice”, one might conclude that a singular thing or essence called “justice” actually exists. And so one could spend a life trying to figure out what this abstract animal ...