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To: greenspirit who wrote (7304)	6/11/2000 2:31:00 AM
From: chalu2	Respond to of 9127

That was a good article, Michael. Have you ever read any books by Thomas Sowell? He has a number of intriguing theories about the interplay of culture and economic progress, as well. I wonder why Hong Kong rates as freer than the U.S.? Perhaps they are more progressive than we are in the areas of estate and capital gains taxation (the latter being my particular pet peeve).

To: greenspirit who wrote (7304)	6/11/2000 7:58:00 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 9127

Much of the world's land surface is empty Michael, I think this statement is at the root of much of the disagreement. I do not accept for a moment that any of the world's land surface is empty. Every bit of land is occupied by some flora and/or fauna, just not necessarily humans. I'm tempted to say that these flora and fauna have a right to be there, but in doing so I would be contradicting my own definition of "right," which I have argued on this thread, so I won't. I'll simply express my opinion that the world is a lot better off for them being there and that we humans are a lot better off for them being there, and I do not want to discount them in the calculations of how much space we have. Father God never said ANYTHING about a mother earth Perhaps not by name, but the implications were there. Now I never studied the Bible because my Catholic religious education had me memorizing the Baltimore Catechism instead, but I believe there's something in there about man's having dominion over the earth and all its creatures. I'd like to think that was a call for good stewardship, not breeding like rabbits until there was no room left for the rabbits. The discussion on this subject has been all about whether or not the Earth can sustain a greater population or not. I'd like to turn it around around and ask you this question. Assuming for the sake of argument that the Earth can sustain more than the 6 billion people we now have, why would we consciously determine that we want more? Ask practically any parent, and they will say the Catholic schools are terrific in providing a well rounded education. I agree with you that the Catholic school system has been a net asset, although I would say "good" rather than "well-rounded" education. I also agree with Chalu2 that the Catholic Church is far less imperialistic than it once was. The greater danger in the U.S., IMHO, comes from the Protestant fundamentalists. Karen