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Going back to the perversity thesis , which entails a perverse argument. Adam Smith did not intentionally make a perverse argument when he made his most famous statement "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard t...

I have had this theory that we develop and advance through perversity, meaning that from our bad, irrational nature comes our good behavior and rational, from our immorality comes morality. Well, the other day I was quite surprised to learn of the Perversity Theses introduced by Albert O. Hirschman...

Honestly we don't know the age of universe. So many variables. Why can't people be honest about this.

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Wootah wrote: It's not April 1st yet ibb so I find it hard to know how to react to your post!!

If you wanted to, you could do some literaly research to verify it what I've written.

Sorry I was being too obtuse. We agree and I was expressing my surprise.

So far fukushima has not been a disaster. I haven't heard of any major radioactive threat from the reactor yet. Really? Perhaps you don't keep abreast of the news. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/world/asia/29japan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss The reason the water had radiation measuring 1 Sv/h i...

So far AS there has been no nuclear disaster. Do you agree? No...I think this is a nuclear disaster. I thought that was a given. You don't think fuk-us-hima is a disaster? You don't think Chernobyl was a disaster? So far fukushima has not been a disaster. I haven't heard of any major radioactive th...

So far AS there has been no nuclear disaster. Do you agree?

If you had to summarise you fear factor on the reactor could you do it? Simple and brief preferred. Wootah : I think the situation is perilous but not actually dangerous right now. Evacuation should take place in the vicinity of the reactor. Perilous and dangerous are pretty much the same thing to ...

If you had to summarise you fear factor on the reactor could you do it?

Simple and brief preferred.

Wootah : I think the situation is perilous but not actually dangerous right now. Evacuation should take place in the vicinity of the reactor.

Also worth noting is how man's technology saved lives.
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andr ... he_sleeps/

AS you may wish to read: http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/before_your_give_in_to_the_medias_nuclear_meltdown/ It has further links that may interest you and Mr Bolt is fantastic reading although often Australian in context. Thank you for trying to ease my f...

AS you may wish to read: http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andr ... _meltdown/

It has further links that may interest you and Mr Bolt is fantastic reading although often Australian in context.

I think the title of this topic contradicts itself. There simply is no way to view capitalism as a moral system. That does not mean that capitalism is necessarily bad, by the way, only that it's not a moral system. And it was never intended to be one. Capitalism provides incentive for investment an...

I don't think capitalism teaches morals. Capitalism + competition = best way of keeping the bastard's honest. That's the chief reason I like it.

artisticsolution wrote:Lovin' your response Chaz.

I got another one.

As long as the Church doesn't pay taxes...it can't discriminate. If it wants to discriminate...then tax the hell out of it.

Many charities also do not have to pay taxes. Think AS.