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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (26984)	8/27/2009 2:38:43 PM
From: LLCF	Respond to of 28931

Well said, reminds me of this: ""When the Tao is lost, there is goodness. When goodness is lost, there is morality. When morality is lost, there is ritual. Ritual is the husk of true faith, the beginning of chaos."" DAK

To: Solon who wrote (26984)	8/27/2009 6:46:57 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

>>Now to point two: "We will insist on compassion". Well, no you won't! Because you CAN NOT. You will insist on OBEDIENCE--which is quite another matter, isn't it??<< Koan: "Call it obedience if you want. But, yes we as a society, can and have, forced integration on those who would subject them to tyrrany for no reason at all. We forbid slavery and we as a society are increasingly insisting on civilized behavior. That is what I mean by forcing compassion. NOw look at this video of Ayn Rand and listen carfully to what she says and how she acts. This is the real Ayn Rand, in person. I have an eclectic philosophy and am master to no one philiosy. youtube.com What do you think? PS Einstein's theory of relativity has proven without a doubt that there is no objectivity. In fact the universe seems totally subjective e.g. quantum physics.

To: Solon who wrote (26984)	8/27/2009 7:04:46 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28931

Last, two things: 1) It was democracy that made us a great civilized nation, not capitalism! 2) Ayn Rand says there will be total destruction if the welfare states are not destroyed. Sweden and Denmark are huge democratic welfare states and many would argue are two of the most successful countries in the world based on their peoples happiness. Aren't freedom and happiness the greatest treasures of life?