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To: Lane3 who wrote (28290)	9/8/2006 5:08:38 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541141

You can't get to libertarianism from either absolute truth I disagree. In fact you might view such things as "personal liberty is good" to be an absolute truth. or submission. You can if the submission is voluntary. If you think of libertarianism as a political philosophy rather than a philosophy of life I think it is primarily a political philosophy. Its the idea that the government should intrude on our liberty only to a minimal extent (or depending on how extreme of libertarian you are and how you define liberty, almost not at all). I'm not sure what it would mean as a philosophy of life.

To: Lane3 who wrote (28290)	9/8/2006 8:26:59 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541141

If you think of libertarianism as a political philosophy rather than a philosophy of life, I can see where they might seem superficially compatible. The thought had never entered my mind that it was anything more or less than a political philosophy. And the libertarians I've known have thought of it as a political philosophy. But I gather from your post, there is another tradition as well. But if I understand libertarianism, it seems to me it could easily be compatible with evangelical theology unless, for you, libertarianism creeps toward critical thinking. Then, I would understand your point.