... You're forgetting that they have already explicitly agreed not to do that. That's as in contract, written, consensual. So if everyone in society is lying...
... I suppose I'll just assume this is an oversight on your part. "Some" does not imply "any", which was my point. Your point was not from this conversation....
... Scientific method. Using the usual connotation of God, which I think includes the Xtian version, humans cannot even full understand God, much less measure...
... Kevin A more feasible explanation is that religion has existed because knowledge of causes, orgins and ethics has always been unavailable, as it has had to...
... No, I'm not forgetting this. You're simply wrong that the government could enforce the contracts for the very simple reason that the government will have ...
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Paul Antonik Wakfer wrote: <snip> ... This is not generally true, though it is true of some religions. Aquinas, for example, thought that...
... Kevin certainly was in error to say "Incorrect". However, there is a big difference between "any" (all) and only "some". I don't think the ad hominem,...
... I cannot imagine what Roderick means by "content" except for the _assertion_ about which the validity is in question. ... I fully agree with this...
... All that I can say is that it is my opinion from observation of religionists in the US and Canada that my description is truer to the facts of their...
I have permission from Princeton University Press to distribute an excerpt from Randy Barnett's new book, "Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of ...
... This is where the difference between alienable and inalienable rights becomes crucial. Rights to money are alienable, rights to personal services are not....
... I have an agreement/contract with a cleaning service. I have no use for your pointless nitpicking. If he doesn't want to keep the agreement, the cleaning...
Great stuff, Seth. I just wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed several of your responses. I also wanted to publicly apologize for any bad vibes over my...
... The same results would happen under a title-transfer view of contract, only they would proceed from valid premises instead of the sort fo childish "But you...
... No. It is refusing to allow them to commit fraud. Or making them be responsible for all harm done when they do commit fraud. It is also the kind of action...
... Since when is changing one's mind 'fraud'? ... This is our point of agreement. If *property security* is an explicit part of the contract, this discussion...
I've been reading some of the exchanges here as time permits in addition to the fact that I read many of Paul's responses before he sends them off. (I didn't...
... Ah-ha. I said nothing about 'and does not return the payment'. ... Possibly, although it's really an unimportant point what he INTENDED. ... Why? If I...
Susan - Your arguments here run contrary to my intuition, but they are good arguments. If I'm understanding you correctly, you are basically saying that if we...
... It is an uncomfortable notion, isn't it? I almost wrote "That isn't *exactly* what I meant," but it really is close; it's just that it sounds so (as you...
... I neglected to add my thanks for saying somethign nice :) I very much appreciate it. -- Susan Hogarth http://www.ncliberty.net Buy me a book! (please) ...
Note: Because of Gary's many distortions within this response (detailed fully below) whether purposeful or not, I have no use for any further communication...
... Susan: The same results would happen under a title-transfer view of contract, only they would proceed from valid premises instead of the sort fo childish...
... Susan: The same results would happen under a title-transfer view of contract, only they would proceed from valid premises instead of the sort fo childish...
... Excellent question. If someone smashes your window he has stolen your property and destroyed it, so of course you have the right to recover your property ...
... you ... Susan: Excellent question. If someone smashes your window he has stolen your property and destroyed it, so of course you have the right to recover...
... Sure. ... It doesn't quite make sense to me to view a contract as the transfer of property titles, because of the contingent nature of these awards. If I...
... My point is that the "big difference" is nonexistent. ... a) Do people who learn to become scientists personally validate *every single experiment* on...
