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It's that they start with the statement of fact (something like "human nature is X, Y, Z") and from there they're able to evaluate political or moral ...
December 17, 2019 at 19:50
Alright, I'm someone with a philosophy degree here so I'll try to give you my take on this. Yes, morals, ethics, and law are all fascinating subjects ...
December 15, 2019 at 17:30
I didn't mean to ignore your earlier response; there's just sooo much material out there that I don't want to go in a million different directions. If...
December 12, 2019 at 23:49
We're almost in agreement! We're like 80% of the way there. 100% agree. $1k of debt with those types of assets and income just isn't meaningful. Keep ...
December 12, 2019 at 22:52
Alright, lets imagine a family here with a few kids. Lets say they own their home and car outright - no debt, but also no investments and the parents ...
December 12, 2019 at 22:09
They'll spend it on whatever they think is most worth the money, whatever their highest priority is, whatever gives them the most value in their lives...
December 12, 2019 at 21:25
Economic activity is driven from the bottom up: poor people spend more of their incomes than rich people, so if you put money into the hands of the po...
December 12, 2019 at 21:00
Alright, there's sooo much here I could address so I'm just going to pick out a few points and provide some commentary. Obviously we're too far apart ...
December 12, 2019 at 18:44
Alright, that might be too big of a question so I'm gonna go back to the comment you made earlier about rent and interest being coercive redistributio...
December 12, 2019 at 02:34
Just curious, how do you see the connection - if there is one - between wealth and freedom? And, say, private property and freedom (i.e. not being req...
December 12, 2019 at 00:33
This is a good thread and it may be dead but no harm in reviving it. I'm in a strange place philosophically. I do have a philosophy degree but it's be...
December 12, 2019 at 00:17
Alright, we're on waaayyyy different pages politically so it's probably not worth going into that. Do you believe in forced redistribution though? Sho...
December 11, 2019 at 23:52
but the fact that the world is dependent on him being nice because so much of the wealth of the world is at his command is a symptom of a much larger ...
December 11, 2019 at 23:17
Ok, so what are your thoughts on someone like Bill Gates who has raised billions of dollars for charity to fight extreme poverty but, yes, of course, ...
December 11, 2019 at 22:43
We certainly do have the resources, and it is very sad that there are so many around the world hungry when we do have so much abundance. I remember he...
December 11, 2019 at 22:33
Cognitive load theory assumes that, for example, critical thinking is biologically primary and so unteachable. We all are able to think critically if ...
December 11, 2019 at 21:23