 | | Re: Do market based societies select for virtue? (was Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less? —Bill Farkas
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| | | (...) While I do subscribe, theologically, to the idea of the "depravity of man" I must say that I also agree with Larry's assessment here that most people are basically decent, honest folk - especially since working thru the state of Nebraska and (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Do market based societies select for virtue? (was Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less? —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | (...) I can't really figure out if there is any atheistic society. As I know of every society now has some sort of religion right now, as I guess but of course I'm not sure. I really appreciate if you give some living (or lived in some time) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Do market based societies select for virtue? (was Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less? —Bill Farkas
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| | | | (...) I was speaking mainly of communist/socialist governments that replace religion with the state. (...) I know what you mean, I spent 15 months in the Middle East and witnessed much of it first hand. (...) I like that you said, "if a person (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Do market based societies select for virtue? (was Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less? —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | (...) I don't think they hit to ground because of the lack of religion, but because they tried to force an unrealistic utopia as an economic model. In fact they hit the ground economically, not socially (although I should admit that economic (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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