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Re: National vote on handguns?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:56:20 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Tell ya what though -- would everyone doubting the asserted foundational
> principles of "life, liberty, and property" please send me ALL of their
> lego. I am sure I can put it to better use -- and if you don't want to
> "own" it, I will!
I know this was a throw-away comment, but...
One could be against the notion of ownership and still be reasonable in owning
stuff under our current system. I know someone who thinks that we should
accept that we are at best stewards of property for a time, and that the
concept of ownership is a sham. Yet he owns stuff. I don't think this is
contradictory because he knows (or thinks, or whatever) that he is living in an
imperfect system and while he lobbies for change, he must still exist in
today's world. And so, he goes along playing the game of owning stuff while
not believing it for a second.
Chris
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| (...) You know, I am willing to go a fair way down that road with your friend. Thinking of ourselves as stewards of things is not at all a bad idea. Welcome to the lending library of the flesh... -- Hop-Frog (anyone want my froggy skin when I am (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Well, every argument can be beaten down to some foundational principle that is a mere assertion that some may not agree with. I am not sure I have ever seen a philosophical argument that didn't ultimately break down that way. I'd be well (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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