slavery

A few years ago I got into an online discussion with a blow-hard who insisted that slavery was wrong, simply and absolutely (that wasn't the reason he was a blow-hard -- among other things, he also claimed that freedom of speech was given by God because it said so in the Constitution). He...

How many Western philosophers are you aware of that condemned slavery or the unequal treatment of women in their societies? Here's a brief list of some of the important names http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/CRONLIST.htm Aristotle Pythagoras Socrates Plato Machiavelli Moore...

This Bible flaw was discovered by me. Not even the Skeptic's Annotated Bible has an entry on it, top that! Here it is: Rev. 18:13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and...

In another thread, DanishDynamite brought up the issue of how our founding fathers, in trying to form a free country, nonetheless allowed for slavery in the Constitution. The issue is so interesting, with many facets, that I thought it deserved its own thread. I've been wanting to get this...

Too bad the UN is too busy investigating itself for stealing oil for food $$$ to care....at least there are people like human rights activist, Ansar Burney and the American Anti-Slavery Group to pick up the slack.

this is very surprising to see printed :

From The Telegraph (UK): I know one with blonde hair, green eyes, very beautiful, you will love her. The price? £70 Sample:

There wasn't one mention of religion in the slavery article. I guess people who cry religion = slavery are perhaps deluded somewhat?

We, currently, breast beat and bemoan slavery. From an historical perspective this is trendy and quaint. The question is, as technologies evolve and the edge between those that are educated (and, presumably, affluent) grows sharper with respect to the others, when will niches develop that make...