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(...) (Snip) (...) Minor philospohical point I had to add.... While everyone is entitled to their beliefs, don't even begin to think that that means all beliefs are equal. Sincerity in one's beliefs doesn't make them correct. I may believe that I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Tom/Larry or whomever... (Too busy to read what's already been discussed... I just caught your post on the news main page... so I'm sure you'll let me know if I've missed something... :-) ) No offense intended, but my philosophy courses taught (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Myself among them, believe me. (...) I blew it already.. OK, *TWO* replies, that's it. :-) Really! I'm sorry if you think I'm ridiculing you. I do find christianity a bit laughable, though. Along with animism, chiropractic, and socialism to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Where can I read about results? CNN strikes me as unlikely to have in depth coverage. And why wasn't this talked about more BEFORE the election??? PS I went to the Canadian Alliance site, and they seem a little less statist than the Liberals, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The god debate again... sigh (Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less?
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(...) Many of us could also say: "Ugh, The LP debate again...bigger sigh! (...) My views are no less valid than yours, I do not seek to ridicule or stifle yours - or limit them to "ONE" reply. Unlike you, I have no ghosts. (...) Admittedly. Yet, the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) To be short, ditto. I find it ends a conversation (that I don't want to plow through YET AGAIN) quicker if I just say I am an atheist, rather than saying I am agnostic. I have had JWs come to my door, I tell them that while I have read The (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | The god debate again... sigh (Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less?
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Plowed ground alert. Let's see if I can manage to just say ONE post on this and then let it go. or if anyone else can either... hahaha... (1) (...) Stipulating that there is a connection for the sake of argument (there isn't): Well, since no one (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree with you, it is very unfortunate. For example, people swearing at others just because of their political party affiliation: (URL) ... I have argued that man is not Good, that only God is Good. (...) Maybe you don't associate with (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Freedoms in Libertopia? (was Re: Abortion, consistent with the LP stance? (Re: From Harry Browne)
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(...) Of course such a device does exist, though I'm not sure how accurate it is. (...) So would I. (...) With privitized roads, I don't see any problem with the owner putting any sort of restrictions, including deciding someone looks like a drunk (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Agreed, yet the outcome is the same. (...) Yet, as far as I understand it, the Ontological Argument is more about the nature of existence not whether the thing exists in the first place. As such, the existence of the thing is already a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi, Can anyone recommend a good screen saver? Thanks Jay Jacinto (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LP POINT 3.2
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G4rA0D.9qp@lugnet.com... (...) That does help, I like looking at the pages and learning about people too. And I love Legofests...so what gives? :o) Anyways, Scott, I think ++Lar is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I like Libertarianism...on paper. In reality, it seems to rely on "enlightened self-interest", which sounds fine again...on paper. The stand about "Yes, Libertarianism would allow racism (and then the rush to get the rest out) (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Consider joining and filling out your member page, I find that often does put a "face" behind the posting ID. At least it does for me anyway... I dunno about others and whether they look at member pages a lot. (...) Scott, rest assured that (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Freedoms in Libertopia? (was Re: Abortion, consistent with the LP stance? (Re: From Harry Browne)
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(...) Are there systems that can prevent irresponsible driving that might work even better than what we have now? The US has an alarmingly high amount of DWI. Our system may not be working all that well. Other countries are even worse. I don't have (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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The usual massive and capricious snippage. (...) I'm not sure I'd agree that the degree of change (since the enlightenment, or more specifically, in the last 20 years) is that small. Certainly it's not as large as I'd wish it but it's a lot more (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Just for the record, I think it's worth noting that John and I arrived at our conclusions from widely divergent convictions; John's faith is apparently stronger than mine, but thoughtful rhetorical consideration, paired with a fair perception (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Both of you have made my point very clearly - namely this, you cannot fix a problem until you are able to both realize and accept it's root. We cannot address any of societies problems until we accept the fact that it is bent on selfishness - (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | The day after disaster
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(...) Evidently there's a good number of people east of us that don't mind being lied to either. It may "come with the territory" as things are now, but that doesn't mean that's how it should be or would be. That's the whole point - "it's time for a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This has been my contention for some time, and I'm gratified to hear it restated so eloquently. My problem has never been with the conclusions in Libertopia's arguments, but rather in the assumptions necessary for the system to work. In fact, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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