Quotes from Lord Bertrand Russell

KingMerv00 said:
At present the population of the world is increasing ... War so far has had no great effect on this increase ... I do not pretend that birth control is the only way in which population can be kept from increasing. There are others ... If a Black Death could be spread throughout the world once in every generation, survivors could procreate freely without making the world too full ... the state of affairs might be somewhat unpleasant, but what of it? Really high-minded people are indifferent to suffering, especially that of others.
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Do you have a primary source on that quote so I can see it in context? I sense sarcasm on the speaker's part but I might be wrong.
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I believe that's from The Impact of Science on Society too.
 
matrixcutter said:
This one.

The rest came from here, if you're interested, and even if you're not.
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If you actually bother to read Russell instead of the quote mined selections on such websites you'll discover that he was actually very concerned with the well being of humanity and did not advocate any of the things you seem to think he did based on this thread.
 
Civilized Worm said:
NWO quotes?


:dl:
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Yes, quotes. Things that have actually been said.

Was it the NWO bit you found funny? Give it another 5 years or so, you won't be laughing then.

Incidentally, I see you live on this side of the Pond, have you seen this documentary about the July 7th bombings?

Also, have you ever heard of Operation Gladio?

I hope you don't find these funny, if you choose to watch them of course.
 
matrixcutter said:
Perhaps you can draw parallels. There are certainly Moslems who don't fall into this mindset.
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My feeble mind can only draw parallels between modern-day Al Q'aida (Islam) and the Spanish Inquisition (Chrisitanity). Not every Moslem or Christian would saw the head off a non-beliver, but in the current day it's Al Q'aida/Islam that does. I'd say that, at the very least, Islam is about 5 to 7 hundred years behind Christianity in this respect.

matrixcutter said:
So there are both Christian groups and Islamic groups who are not keen on rules being imposed on them from outside, and other groups.
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Umm ... with all due respect, "Duh"? To a greater or lesser degree, every group, secular and religious, would react this way. Just look at the Bush administration...

matrixcutter said:
Are there any groups interacting with these Moslem groups you have in mind? What effect, if any, do they have?
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The U.S. military in Iraq ... and ... you tell me.
 
Foster Zygote said:
you'll discover that he was actually very concerned with the well being of humanity and did not advocate any of the things you seem to think he did based on this thread.
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I know who he worked for, and that they wanted the common people (who Russell himself referred to as "useless eaters" and "cattle") to believe good things about him. It was a necessary ingredient in carrying out his role.
 
matrixcutter said:
I know who he worked for, and that they wanted the common people (who Russell himself referred to as "useless eaters" and "cattle") to believe good things about him. It was a necessary ingredient in carrying out his role.
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Can you provide a cite for Russell's use of the terms "Useless eaters" and "cattle" to refer to people?
 
I've a feeling that maybe the best thing to do is to put matrixcutter on our ignore lists and wait for him to get banned. Maybe, he'll prove me wrong by engaging in a measured, methodical, rational discussion - I hope so.

matrixcutter, I'll ask again, since the last time was in your thread that got sent to AAH, are you Alan Watt? Is this:

http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com/

your website?

Obviously, you don't have to answer - but it would be good to know where you're coming from. Apart from anything else, if I call Alan Watt a complete idiot and it turns out he's you, then I'm breaking forum rules on civility. If he isn't a member here, I have more latitude in pointing to his reptilian fantasies and laughing. I need to know how rude I can be, help a guy out here.
 
matrixcutter said:
Was it the NWO bit you found funny? Give it another 5 years or so, you won't be laughing then.
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Why not? I'm in the NWO, so it'll be a hoot!
Or was it the NAU? Maybe the NFL? Or was it AFL/CIO? I always get these stupid acronyms confused.
Anyway, be sure to reserve your slot in the death camps! Choice spots are going fast!
 
matrixcutter said:
No, I'm not Alan Watt.
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OK, thanks. I suppose you got your username from his website though?

By the way, I was kidding before, I don't intend to be terribly rude about him. I think his site stands for itself without any need of comment from me.

In fact, I probably won't engage with you too much either, matrixcutter, as your ideas seem a bit too whacked-out for me. But I hope you get something from your time here, and that you stay on the right side of the forum rules.

All the best,

maccy
 
Alan should call himself "Captain Watt," because then he could use this as bumper music and he'd be awesome.



:wave1
 
maccy said:
In fact, I probably won't engage with you too much either, matrixcutter, as your ideas seem a bit too whacked-out for me.
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I admire your honesty.

I wonder whether you know of any "whacked-out" things that happen to be real, and true.
 
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