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CWEarl

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  1. CWEarl

    Animal rights

    This is exciting stuff because of the probable vast increase in efficiency. I'm all for it.
  2. CWEarl

    Animal rights

    Compared to what? What other creature is even capable of making this distinction? If people in Africa adopted Western principles (particularly Capitalism) then they could also have the luxury of complaining about gas prices. Meanwhile, their ignorance is not our responsibility. Hardly. You'll have a difficult time finding an Objectivist who agrees. So it's not pollution when animals dump their feces in the ocean? They are capable of organized violence. http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/Nati...f-the-Deep.aspx Humans are smart because, rather than being subject to their environment like dolphins, we have learned to shape the environment to suit us. The creatures who are aware of the choice, obviously. When confronted with the absurd notion that other animals are smarter than humans, I offer this challenge: Show me an animal that can triple its own life span with products of reason.
  3. CWEarl

    Animal rights

    p1 has been identified as a false premise already, but p2 is false as well. Not all animals suffer while being butchered. A good hunter will kill an animal instantly with one blow. A farm operation or even a slaughterhouse is capable of the same when proper care is taken.
  4. I've thought about getting a dollar sign tattooed somewhere.
  5. Avatar wins best drama and James Cameron wins best director, beating Inglorious Basterds in both categories. Disgusting; a clear demonstration of Hollywood values.
  6. Yikes! As someone who plans on studying architecture after finishing studies in Urban Land Economics (Real Estate Development) this is disturbing. I wonder if a move to the US will be worthwhile. I hope to take architecture down there. Incidentally, the post-secondary difference between Canada and the US is that colleges and universities are separate institutions in Canada, while colleges are located within universities in the states.
  7. This is no surprise to me because I basically think most people are statists to the degree where they want the state to call whatever they think is important a "right." A rational person will promote their values in a private sense while a statist figures it's best to have the government legislate their values. In this case, the government shouldn't criminalize marijuana, but should make sure that every individual has "free" healthcare. They don't see that there is a contradiction to thinking that everyone should have the right to smoke while also having the right to have others pay for whatever medical issues result.
  8. Pipes and cigars actually taste good (I actually love the smell of burning pipe tobacco). Though they are not free from risk, they are not a full-time habit like cigarette smoking. I smoke a cigar once every few weeks, and my pipe has been unlit for years. I actually smoked my pipe nearly daily when I bought it, but I found that the tobacco was sold in pouches that were too large; it invariably dried out before I could finish it.
  9. It is better than my response to be sure. However, at the time I put my response, I was puzzled by threesixty's post. Why take the bother to post something like that on an Objectivist discussion group. People who want to learn something ask reasonable questions. People who basically insult and announce their departure don't appear to want to learn anything.
  10. Me too. His posts are too full of vague generalizations and hyperbole to be considered proper arguments against body building. They just come across as childish rants.
  11. Seems to me that the loss is yours and not Objectivism`s.
  12. In the comment section, in response to a comment, he claims that not one line was written out of hate. In the very first paragraph: I hope he doesn't go around telling people he's a journalist. You'll notice that there isn't a single philosophical argument in the article. It's just a smear piece.
  13. I enjoy watching those on the Knowledge Network in Canada.
  14. Yes. The only proper way to form and maintain a government is to elect its members. A government limited to the protection of individual rights through police, courts, and armed forces is not itself a violation of individual rights simply because its members were not elected via unanimous consent. How would a government even function if the disapproval of a single individual could leave important positions vacant? On what do you base this knowledge? I look forward to responses from those better equipped than myself.
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