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BenevolentM -> RE: Raising the debt ceiling (1/27/2011 4:59:01 AM)
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ORIGINAL: mnottertail
Uh, there is a hell of a lot more rational explanation of why the sky doesn't fall than a god, angular momentum, space-time and gravity, celestial mechanics, and the fact that it sort of does fall, but theres so damn much of it, there isn't any more room for it, only 5 pounds of shit to a 5 pound sack. the weight of the atmosphere at sea level is greater than that of the weight at 1 mile high, you don't need a god to understand simple shit like that.
And well--- define collapse, I mean even junk has a value, so collapsing is in the eye of the beholder, not in the eye of a god.
Since I am an oracle of sorts I suppose it is incumbent upon me to answer your question. I notice that you got the spelling of damn right when I didn't. You must, damn things more often than I do.
It appears that I need to develop a list of English homophones for me to consult and become more familiar with. It would be nice to have a little subbie to help me with secretarial chores, but one must do with what one has, namely a humble spell checker demon that only gets it right half the time.
Making myself comfortable on a satin pillow. I thought the conversation was headed toward, What is the virtue of love? There are those who would challenge me on that one as well. Its more familiar form is religion verses the welfare state. To discuss love briefly, many are bewildered by the apparent obsessive interest religion has to encourage a thing that almost does not exist in this world, namely love; "Its intrusion interferes with our models. It is best done away with altogether." The atheists will argue why not concern yourself with things that matter? Things that will make this place a better world. When the illusion that love in this world exists in abundance is removed, either love becomes a thing that has betrayed you and you want to stomp it out or you realize that it is precious. Religion usually takes the later path. Those who rebel usually take the former.
I mentioned earlier that many important fields that humanity depends on are not structurally sound, which includes economics. The proponents of rational design realize this, however. Most everyone else does not. It is actually a profound intellectual achievement to recognize this simple fact. Ancient man realized this and is the reason he made offerings to, for example, a sun god. It is curious that the sky does not fall, but this also continues to be true in our day and age of rational design.
The problem with rational design is that there is a missing ingredient when you do away with what appear to be irrational superstitions. You manage to get much of it right, but a crucial ingredient is missing and so what you end up with is malnutrition despite having gotten most of it right. When you do away with love or meaning and so-called subjective things such as these.
Love is a ghost that belongs to the realm of the subtle and almost non-existent worlds.
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