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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 9 Nov 2000 00:09:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> I'm not going to reply to most of this, as I doubt we'd ever really reach a
> consensus.
Isn't what you actually mean "I don't have any refutation"?
> It really comes down to what your life is about:
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> 1. Being a part of society
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> 2. Or the accumulation of personal wealth.
You're right. I choose being a part of society.
What about you? I'd say that if we take a survey of your posts here (not a
scientific metric!!!) on Lugnet, you're probably going the other way. Most
of your posts are flogging things in market.auction. <grin>
I choose to be a part of society. That includes working for change. You NEED
to answer this (from a previous post) or you lose any credibility with me
(meaning that you're in the "uncritical thinker" column)
> 2. Are you saying, then, that because you're convinced that people should
> fund these goods that your preferred mode of government provides, that you
> are willing to see government extract those funds by force? Answer yes or
> no, please, because that's what it comes down to.
Answer yes or no, or you're dodging, and you can't dodge the dodging charge
either... This is ALL plowed ground, though.
> > Restating, if you say people generally act in their self interest, I agree.
> > I see that as a good thing. If you mean to imply that acting in self
> > interest means that people never give to charity, always try to break all
> > laws, always try to cheat their fellows, and always act churlishly, I disagree.
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> It is the nature of man Larry. Like it or not.
You need to prove that statement. I'm convinced that the truth is completely
the other way. Most people are good, kind, charitable, honest and productive
members of society, and the few bad apples aren't enough to spoil it for the
rest of us in a properly structured society in which we incent good
behaviour and good outcomes and disincent bad.
If you really truly believe man is mostly bad... I pity you. Your life must
be very sad and I'm sorry for you. I mean that sincerely.
++Lar
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| tut tut Larry, you snipped my message to bits and did not answer my points, who unlike you ;) I like hear you views here: =+= (...) I doubt it. Those at the lower end of society will be further marginalised. =+= and here: =+= (...) "generously" - (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: From Harry Browne
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| (...) a (...) lol (...) I doubt it results in an "accumulation of personal wealth". Additionally, I'm not yet at the stage where I'm copyrighting brick combinations ;-) (...) NEED (...) I'm not sure what you point is, so I can't answer Larry. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: From Harry Browne
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| I'm not going to reply to most of this, as I doubt we'd ever really reach a consensus. It really comes down to what your life is about: 1. Being a part of society 2. Or the accumulation of personal wealth. If you with the best way to succeed in life (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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