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  • 23 March 2018

    The corrections for four minor errors are shown below. In the paragraph at the top of page 6 the words (mathematical calculation of the most economical means to ends, and loss of the sense of sacredness), should be bracketed as shown below and the quotation marks around the words total freedom for the wolves meant death for the lambs should be removed.

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Benatar, S. A Divided World in Entropy. Soc 55, 200–206 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-018-0233-2

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