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- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Mixer
- Topic: Re: Cool Breeze's Topic
- Replies: 1037
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Perception of Superiority
The basic reasons why Europeans became dominant were summed up in Jared Diamond’s book Guns Germs and Steel . With these, they were able to implement colonial imperialism and thus gain advantage over other cultures. It is not due to superior culture, religion or genes. (He also wrote a book called C...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
- Replies: 13999
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Taiwan
Doubt it. The time for recovery from an earthquake is small compared to the time to gather forces for an invasion. If China were to give a fast go, it would be picked up from space right quick.Tom Mazanec wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:13 pmDoes the Taiwan earthquake make an invasion more likely?
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
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Earth One
Already on Earth One. You don't believe there is only one point of view, do you?spottybrowncow wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:31 pmCome back to Earth, son - you're lost.Bob Butler wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:24 pmNot confused. You just believe you are Daniel Webster and can define a word to have one unique and binding meaning.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
- Views: 3212197
Re: Defining Terms
Not confused. You just believe you are Daniel Webster and can define a word to have one unique and binding meaning.spottybrowncow wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:32 pmRespect for human life is the issue. That's why you're so confused.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
- Views: 3212197
Defining Terms
None of our current crisis issues are particularly lethal, at least until you come up with a definition of sentient that would apply to the first two trimesters. Your suggestion to use "sentience" as a criteria to justify abortion is not catching on. In fact, I haven't seen anyone else suggest that...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
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Britain and Pakistan
Yes, the difference between Great Britain's Protestant and Catholic cultures would seem small compared to Britain's and the Middle East's. If there is an instinct to hate, oppress and kill the different, someone with a different religion will be more familiar than someone from another continent. The...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
- Views: 3212197
Re: Issues
Here are some crisis issues that you omitted Mostly worthy issues. The drug wars in the big cities are due to the government in its wisdom trying to prevent the people from getting what they want. One just provides criminals with a chance to profit. Both parties are generating trouble with that one...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:56 am
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
- Views: 3212197
Energy and Employment
Logic dictates that most of the people presently coming illegally have no marketable skills and no desire to assimilate. People with marketable skills who desire to immigrate are probably more likely to want to do so legally, so as to maximize their potential once here. It's not hard to believe tha...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
- Views: 3212197
Issues
In most crises, there are only one or two major issues. The Revolution may have had noble privilege as well as colonial imperialism. The Civil War may have included a power struggle between the northern industrial robber barons and the big southern agricultural landowners. Would agriculture remain p...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:28 am
- Forum: The New Dark Age
- Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
- Replies: 2076
- Views: 3212197
Malthus and Global Warming
Recent readings from this page reminded me of Malthus. In his 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population , Malthus observed that an increase in a nation's food production improved the well-being of the population, but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth, which in...