SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics
Actual left/right wing discussion
An SI Board Since September 2006
Posts SubjectMarks Bans
10087 36 0
Emcee:  one_less Type:  Moderated
Introduction Compact
Previous 25 | Next 25 | View Recent | Post Message
Go to reply# or date (mm/dd/yy):
ReplyMessage PreviewFromRecsPosted
9712Is Scalia's statement in any way factually controversial? Just curious, becThomas M.-1/4/2011
9711<b>"they could support rights as traditional and/or legal protectionsone_less11/4/2011
9710In my opinion, semantics make or break an argument, especially one that involvesJacques Chitte-1/4/2011
9709I never claimed that they lack a foundation. What I did do is question the naturJacques Chitte-1/4/2011
9708<I> You may have noticed people complaining over the last couple of decadeTimF-1/4/2011
9707You may have noticed people complaining over the last couple of decades that ourone_less-1/4/2011
9706Applying the Principle by Don Boudreaux on January 4, 2011 in Hubris and humiliTimF11/4/2011
9705<b>I assume an attitude of "They'll do." </b> A houseone_less-1/3/2011
9704I don’t see a disconnect but posters like Lane3 and neolib have helped me to getone_less-1/3/2011
9703>Maybe you have a better explanation to grant them soundness, ehh?< No. BJacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9702I distinguish between "laws of nature", natural principles, and "Jacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9701You see them as sound but without foundation. Loyalty to tradition often finds mone_less-1/3/2011
9700<b>"The natural state of each creature can perhaps assist us in definone_less-1/3/2011
9699>Sounds like a done deal then, except laws proclaimed right by ruling authoriJacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9698I think it would be better to keep things from coming to such a head. I would raJacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9697I cannot address all of this at once, but one sentence came to my attention, oneJacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9696<i>"Reason affords no protection against revolution."</i> Oeconomicus-1/3/2011
9695<b>I consider it axiomatic that rights are a social human construct. </one_less-1/3/2011
9694If a large-enough anti-liberty movement appears, an appeal to reason (or any autJacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9693The science of symbiosis of large systems is as yet rather skeletal. I don'tJacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9692I agree with you that the animal rights movement is misdirected because it is noone_less-1/3/2011
9691I am not arguing against the utility of protecting natural rights. My conclusionJacques Chitte-1/3/2011
9690Studies Prove: Part II 10 August 2006 Thomas Sowell What is a mere meteorologisTimF-1/3/2011
9689<i>"So, a Woody Allen fan, then, or just a good guess?"</i>one_less-1/3/2011
9688Just figured you might have read that quote there - in the WSJ. It was used in tOeconomicus-1/3/2011
Previous 25 | Next 25 | View Recent | Post Message
Go to reply# or date (mm/dd/yy):
HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2026 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News