-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 25 December 2006 23:11, Wraith was heard to say: > I'm rather familiar with how economics uses the word rational. But > this discussion hasn't been confined exclusively to that field. > That is why I stated(above) that actions have to be taken in > context, and guided by principle.
Why? Who's principle, who's actions? Mine? Dr. Bussard's? In what way do you get to tell other people by what principle they must make decisions? > Speaking of economics, have you > studied Austrian(Von Mise, Rothbard)? That produces a much more > contextual and clear image of transactions(not to mention the > consequences of State intervention). Indeed, they are consistant. Your statements _in_this_subject_, have been without context. If you are relying on some other thread, please say so. > As I stated...Context and principle must be used. Other wise, not > only does confusion reign, but we also end up in the sorry > situation that we find ourselves in. One wit once said that humans > are rationalizing, not rational creatures... ^^ "Must"? > The ZAP is the central principle of libertarianism, from which all > else naturally flows. I'm not at all interested in > rationalizations. Those who abide by it are libertarians. Those who > do not, are not. One might say that those who do not understand > this are..."Not even wrong". It is clear that Dr. Bussard is not a Libertarian. > I personally do not care what rationalizations/justifications the > Dear Leaders of the masses may come up with...Nor do I care what > delusions the masses inflict on themselves and each other. My life > is guided by my principles, one of > which is the ZAP. One has only to look around to see the results of > actions taken other wise. That's nice. Now tell me why other people "must" follow your principles? - -- September 11th, 2001 The proudest day for gun control and central planning advocates in American history -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBRZEhMC9Y35yItIgBAQLgXwf/R9IYm0MJQ8KJegZH9/dOs5pWeWj/FQXM LYGsqJfQKVtOSUohYIQR7srHXqrhxfe2eMfmaRMJfKKwcyDuZaLr+jbp8rDAAkQ8 N145n1qfNqFPb6jtM9THifA22XM4qIfnl17trJ96nmNOCPOuG5met7w3KFAxItRC HcrT+WGutYu0oxf4QZXurmKenUx4xp0iOJuzzf+nakK4n7o1EfzisFvv3WW/WsDn v3IqWYRiRZxYQ+m/EtcUygvMpLeItLhll8t5tuQZZ5SqO0A+PSkweEeE8C7GYMo1 B4RGwADnyYr8+Fr571CcXMAAB2VN1VGHHr9Talz0Qt/y8JCOdjo8Cw== =7wYL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----