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  2. Ownership of ancient, emblematic structures (Wonders of the World, etc

    in Political Philosophy

    Posted · Edited by 0096 2251 2110 8105

    My title got cut off, but here's the question:

    In a true capitalist system where all property is privately owned, who would be the owner of structures such as the Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, etc., and how would anyone get hold of them?

  3. "Anonymous" attacks FBI website over Megaupload shutdown

    in Current Events

    Posted

    I don't see anyone here commenting on this issue. I never took this group seriously, and I think they are doing more harm then good. DDoSing the FBI was an incredibly stupid idea, I think. They aren't doing anything impressive, more like the equivalent of pooping on the White House. I don't recall Ayn Rand saying when was it appropiate to go on protests, but this could perfectly be equated to an act of cyber-terror, and I just don't see how this is an effective tactic. It's not like they're going to trace the attackers, but now they can wave the threat of these internet people at the general populace, passing more Bills and restrictions out of fear of what these people can do. I doubt that taking down the front page of a website for an hour will make any politician fear anything, but now "Anonymous" are demanding the disbanding of the WIPO and the removal of the DMCA's registration requirements under the "Safe Harbor" provision, and they may now be very easily labelled as a terrorist organization. This "internet intimidation" will only force politicians to adopt an even more hardline stance against what they consider piracy and freedom on the internet.

  8. Morality of animal abuse

    in Ethics

    Posted · Edited by 0096 2251 2110 8105

    I guess not all of us would wish to possibly alienate a newcomer with terse response to "go look it up" than give a simple answer.

    If you don't want to participate then don't.

    Well, then I guess that these people who do like having a messy and disorganized forum with unnecessary and redundant threads, giving the moderators and other users like me, who do use the search function, a really hard time organizing and looking through a myriad of reiterative and duplicated threads, just as long as the newcomers, who didn't even bother to read the forum rules, get their special treat, need to rethink about the consequences of their oh so kindhearted flexibility to oher people in this forum.

  10. The Answer

    in Domestic United States Politics

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    Big Brother is killing America. The economically-stupid-and-evil right-wing conservatives favor cutting government taxes while the economically-stupid-and-evil left-wing progressives favor raising government spending. These political and economic ignoramuses allege that this tyrannical nonsense will "stimulate the economy." But the correct answer is -- as much as possible -- cut spending and cut regulations.

    Do you have a question?

  13. Are contrary arguments against forum rules?

    in Website Policy and Announcements

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    Edit: I did a search for "Swinburne" on this forum, and the results I got were posts that I have authored in the past. Of course, none of the posts that I wrote on Swinburne were refutations of his reasoning.

    Uh... You can try here. I know it's from the 4AynRandFans forum, but it has some posts where Swinburne gets mentioned. I didn't read them, but at least they're not yours, so maybe... BTW, you should change the title of your thread, so other people don't come here expecting an actual argument for God, like I did.

  19. Rand-bashing article

    in The Critics of Objectivism

    Posted · Edited by 0096 2251 2110 8105

    Can you write a topic tittle that says what the thread is actually about? This way when people want to find the thread in the future they will search for the actual topic, instead of trying to remember what clever tittle x poster used. It's really hard to find them when people decide to do this.

  21. Michael Moore, hater of capitalism suing for more profits

    in Miscellaneous Topics

    Posted · Edited by 0096 2251 2110 8105

    I hate universal health care and still use it. What's the problem with that? If we were living under socialism or whatever I'd see a contradiction with him going for more money, but we're not, so I don't see what the big deal is. He's got to make a living, and the only way he's going to live a comfortable life in the system he's living in is through capital. You won't see a communist renounce to private property and die under 'capitalism' in real life, simply because he's not living under communism, and pretending to live as if he were would be pretty stupid and pointless. It's simply a matter of context.

  23. "Moshing" at concerts

    in Music

    Posted

    If you're going to mosh just don't get in over your head. If you size up the crowd first for fist fighters it's as safe as any sport for an athletic person.

    I assume intoxication would add some danger, and trying to breate in that environment as a smoker would suck, but I've always been sober.

    Aesthetically, it can embody the kind of determination/conviction which is painfully rare to encounter in another mind in day-to-day life. No quarter is requested or given.

    While anger is a theme, it is directed outward and not toward other participants. I find that productive energy can be released as well, facing and overcoming a type of

    challenge that books and equations don't quite offer, as much as I enjoy books and equations.

    If you're at the concert of a particularly nihilistic death metal band the motive for the pit tends to be malicious, some kind of simultaneous punishment of self and others.

    I would avoid those concerts for the sake of musical taste anyway. However, if the band is a little more philosophically sound (not necessarily perfect, I take what I can get),

    the motives of the crowd in the pit reflect that too. The heaviest pit I've participated in was to Lamb of God's Black Label, and even though everyone was exhausted and still

    hitting like pro football players there was no hint of ill will.

    I've never picked up a sense of conformity or collective attitude in a pit, quite the opposite. Up in the front couple rows where everyone's packed in skin tight is where that can happen, imo.

    I can appreciate the art of dance displayed by someone else, but I cannot imagine dancing much myself even for recreation. Moshing appeals more to my sense of life, though I have

    never lost my temper and can't imagine a scenario in which I would start a fight or willingly do anything contrary to the achievement of my own happiness and self-esteem.

    Like all aesthetics, it comes down to the values you are seeking from the activity and whether you honestly encounter them in the process.

    Why are you writing like that? Like you were reciting poetry or something.

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