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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (6573)	6/19/1999 7:52:00 PM
From: d:oug	Respond to of 82007

Zeev, first a question about scientists of long ago that have made a difference during their time, or reconized after their passing. That phrase Mad Scientist, for example the one who created Frankenstein, would be one ? I forget what Dr, Jeckel and Mr. Hyde were about. Do you know of any other names of past scientists that were labeled as being Mad, or maybe semi-mad, as in Controlled Madness. I think the artist painter van Gogh may have showed us visions only he saw. << a country like that will never go to war (VBG) if it has greedy neighbors, it will not survive. such a system, by definition must have ingrained greed so you have a contradiction. >> Unless you have the following vision: All people need to understand thru awareness and a filter. Animals can rely on predetermined biology thru evolution. Humans can advance thru understanding and continue it thru education. That above make believe country with barter to paper money controlled by its citizens would be done to advance themselves. To protest itself, from itself, needs law + court, and a police. To protest itself, from those outside the country, needs an armed force, like army, navy, air force. <<such a system, by definition must have ingrained greed>> I would rather say "all people have the potential for greed etc., and awareness and education is required to prevent this from happening. Mental illness thru damage in brain functions we understand is a seperate issue, eventho each case has to be reconized incase we follow a Mad Scientist thru our misguided impression that he will lead us to a "better" place. Where we are and the journey and destination has to be understood, else ... <<postulate is the system that "concentrates" wealth?>> I perfer not state a system without a way to verify or prove, and if done need an ongoing status to determine all ok. The frameworks and ideas of "Ayn Randish" is very much not the way to start, not because it does not have merit, but because it will be easily crushed and replaced with the opposite in nature. Doug