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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On

damn, I was just about to post that.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On War claims the lives of many, some "innocent", some not. (war has always done this - perhaps this is the very underlying utility of war in the first place. War is here to stay. Get used to it.)

more likely population control, though on the 'plus' side we get rapid technological progress along with it.

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im happy with how unsignificant are sexual intercourse

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Originally posted by Marc Summers TEll me all. Why did exxonmobile get the second highest quarterly earning in october and we pay arm and LEEG? oil wasnt expensive because it had to otherwise exxon wouldnt make as much! it was expenseive for profit!

That's capitalism for you. Corporations are responsible to their shareholders, not to employees or "society" or "the environment" or whatever else, which means responsible to make as much profit as possible. They may appear to respect or care for things other than profits, but that happens because they're required to maintain certain appearances occasionally if they're to remain profitable. In a very real sense, corporations, when considered as persons (which they are under some laws), are psychopathic -- their actions show a sense of prudence (things they shouldn't get caught doing if they want to profit), but no sense of morality (things they shouldn't do no matter whether they get caught or not).

This isn't to say that corporations are all bad. The Western world owes much of its wealth to their activities, or at least the use to which they have put the inventions of individuals. And it definitely isn't to say that all or even most of the individuals who comprise corporations are amoral or evil; they're not.

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Originally posted by DJMiakoda America's going to crumble just like any empire, Global Warming is becoming an issue few people want to seriously address, good people are dying in a war that few people believe in and seems to have no end in sight, the rich keep getting richer, the poor keep getting poorer, other than that, yeah, it's all good.

exactly

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Originally posted by Marc Summers Socially, ethically, morally, economically, scientifically... Are you happy with where we are?

I'm pleased with the progress I've made, but I will never be content enough in one place to stand still for more than a few moments. As for the rest of you... well I don't see many 'round here.

I'm only happy if Armbiter's happy.

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