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[quote]What you seem to be missing is that, yes, while "nature" may be the cause of the person's unfortunate circumstances, one is taking advantage of someone else's unfortunate circumstances to control them and get them to do something they obviously do not want to do.[/quote] Sloppy language reveals sloppy thinking. The person is
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[quote]Technically, the young man doesn't face a dilemma. For example, he could make a counter-offer of half the bottle of water for a million dollars.[/quote] Yes he does. Any amount of water sold is water that he can not drink himself.
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[quote]Taking the LL/BP position forward, they should either (1) refuse to trade oral sex for rescue, or (2) the rescuer should be asked to perform a service without adequate payment.[/quote] You're being generous. I think a more accurate description would use the word force. Which brings up an interesting irony, the arguement goes that person A
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Coercive transactions are not, eg taxes. All voluntary transactions are, ie market transactions.
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Player, you believe the entire space program is faked? Even Hubble and telecom satellites? How about SpaceShip 1? I don't agree with your assessment that the program is a hoax, but I do agree with your assessment of the intentions behind it. Interestingly, NASA has a long history of altering their space images, from the moon landings to Hubble's
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Which space hoax are you referring to? Edit: Oh. Are you referring to Man landing on the moon?
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Why has a thread started with the intention of demonizing someone because of the actions of a supposed supporter gotten into the second page?
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Ravochol, Are you saying that ending Social Security(even if nothing else was touched) would not be a good thing?
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[quote]I do. You just have the right to throw me off.[/quote] But, but rights can not conflict. /Brains asplode
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Sigh. You have to feel sorry for any person who considers that article to be profound. It's single purpose was to conflate being anti-government with racism. He even used scare quotes around the word government. Huh?