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Lightning speed
(yes i got my error, Nike Airs, Thanks
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People are not rational, and moral/economic systems predicated on rational behavior that are formulated without being aware of and taking into account the various cognitive biases we all share are doomed to failure.
In the case of Ayn Rand specifically, her idea of what was "logical" and "morally correct" was "what I think and the post-hoc rationalizations I came up with to support it".
Love, better, and higher quality of life I can get behind. Faster and bigger, meh. Not to mention, who gets to define what "higher quality of life" is in the first place?
Maybe -- who decides what is a good contribution to the welfare of mankind?
Carnegie, no question about it. He was an exceptional philanthropist -- pretty much the exact opposite of the "social Darwinist" that you and Rand seem to glorify.
Not enough info to answer.
It depends on what that Inventor Invented, doesn't it? Leftyseargent probably has not done as much good as Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, but probably more than whoever "invented" the cat macro.
<rest of social Darwinist rant snipped>
You should have been smarter than that."Carnegie, no question about it. He was an exceptional philanthropist .."
Again, You should have been smarter than that."...who gets to define what "higher quality of life" is in the first place?"
That is a good question. Very good question."Maybe -- who decides what is a good contribution to the welfare of mankind?"
It depends on what that Inventor Invented, doesn't it? Leftyseargent probably has not done as much good as Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, but probably more than whoever "invented" the cat macro.
Foster, you are usually better at this game. Did you forget this bit?It sounds like the Muslim version of God is more reasonable than the Christian version in this instance.
Muslim: "Allah, they will kill my family and me if they discover that we are Muslim."
Allah: Then conceal your faith so that you and your family may be protected from their violence.
Christian: "Jesus, they will kill my family and me if they discover that we are Christian."
Jesus: "Gee, that's too bad. I guess you're all going to be tortured to death, because if you deny me, even to protect your children from harm, I'll hold it against you."
From the Beatitudes as related in the Book of Matthew ...10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Lefty, that's one of your better offerings, and a tough position to argue against.God is great. His fan clubs suck.
nobody here is encouraging you, but we think you are free to present us your incompetence, bad behavior and your bad value system.
Yes you are.
Do you or do you not favor "Cash for Clunker", "Unemployment Benefit", "Food Stamp", "Social Security", "Obamacare", special privileges for the minorities, lower SAT score requirements for the blacks, highway robbery knows as affirmative action, the list goes on.
So you are a fan of Meritocracy?
Do you think you would be allowed to vote? you cannot even post working links on a forum............
i dont think you will get to vote.
you spew the same bigoted and arrogant nosnense our right wing extremists spout around. the neo nazies.
tim, you have lost the plot.
You began ranting about Muslims.
Thread drift for fifty, Alex.![]()
Yes you are.
Do you or do you not favor "Cash for Clunker", "Unemployment Benefit", "Food Stamp", "Social Security", "Obamacare", special privileges for the minorities, lower SAT score requirements for the blacks, highway robbery knows as affirmative action, the list goes on.
If I am not competent enough to post here then I shouldn't be allowed.
As simple as that.
It is my responsibility to find another website or start my own.
Get it?
Moral: you can demand your rights but you can only request handout.
Equal justice in the court of law is your rights.
Free healthcare, unemployment, food stamp, cash for clunker, social security are not rights.
These are design to blur the differences between a horse and a donkey.
First of all I am not talking about investor class only. I am talking about entrepreneur, small business owner, inventors, industrialist, creative people like Bill Gates, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, Thomas Edison etc.It is anti-human and amoral.
Yes. And we should do it in a moral way. It is not moral to reduce half the population to serfdom as or parasitic investor class is doing now.
Yes. The CEO of General Electric should be stripped of everything he owns and deported to China.
Mother Theresa didn’t work people to death to enrich herself.
It is not only the money. It is also ingenuity, creativity, smart, and hard work to establish a business.“Why do you think that having money entitles you to enjoy the labor of others without paying a rational and moral price for that labor?
“Why do the idiot investor class think they have a right to expect working people to operate at a loss?”
“You folks grow like bacteria. Growth is fast, very fast.”
“You pervert Darwin. Nature rewards, in the end, behavior that facilitates the survival of the species. Nature demands that we kill and eat any rich bastard who tries to go Galt to tank the economy. He isn't really totally human. Real humans realize that we are all on this island together and need to help each other along. The very fossil record cries out against scumbags like Ayn Rand.”
I totally agree.“Real humans realize that we are all on this island together and need to help each other along.”
yes those things are my right, i am swiss, we have created different rights. and so all the things (cash for clunker excluded) are indeed my rights.
And every citizen has a right to vote, only the most radical group in our country demands a meritocracy, only so foreigners that became swiss are not allowed to vote. and leftists are not allowed to vote etc etc.
When you want such things, go Seasteading.
Oh, yah, I know, that.
Europe is better than America for mediocre, fat ass, lazy people.
But for highly competitive, driven, smart people with a lot of ambitions US is far better.
No wonder, more entrepreneur minded people come to the US to start their businesses than the number of entrepreneurial minded people move from the US to Switzerland.
But now, US is gradually turning more like Europe. Liberals have put a choke hold on US.
Also see my response to LeftySergeant and you in my above post.
Also, always remember that money is the result of life long good value system.
Also, always remember that money is the result of life long good value system.
If I am not competent enough to post here then I shouldn't be allowed.
As simple as that.
It is my responsibility to find another website or start my own.
Get it?
Moral: you can demand your rights but you can only request handout.
Equal justice in the court of law is your rights.
Free healthcare, unemployment, food stamp, cash for clunker, social security are not rights.
These are design to blur the differences between a horse and a donkey.
But now, US is gradually turning more like Europe.
Liberals have put a choke hold on US.
Bernie Madoff?
Oh, yah, I know, that.
Europe is better than America for mediocre, fat ass, lazy people.
and yet Europeans are in better shape than Americans.
how did that happen?
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