Month: November 2005
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What Would the Founding Fathers Do? (WWFFD?)
I must express my approval of the “WWJD?” (“What Would Jesus Do?”) fad. I find it inquisitive, searching for those basic principles of Christianity that are so positive. “What would Jesus do?” is a simple way of getting to the core of Christian beliefs, placing their messiah back in the center of their religion as…
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Human Rights for Non-Humans
Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and Parrots are able to communicate with human beings, demonstrating the ability for abstract thought, and holding a theory of other minds raises serious ethical questions about the “human” rights of such animals. Already most farms have strict requirements for the humane treatment of cows because their emotional discomfort affects the productivity of…
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Anthropomorphism VS Anthropodenial
At one end of the spectrum are the religionists, who believe the human race was created above the animal kingdom, distinct from it. Animals have nothing in common with human beings other than the relationship of being at our subjugation. At the other end of the spectrum are environmentalists who see animals as equals to…
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Considering A Flat Tax Rate
The American Tax system, with all of its hidden taxes in addition to its wage tax, has created a “boiling frog” syndrome, where the taxes increase slowly in many, virtually undetectable, ways, until we are unknowingly crushed under their burden. Take an example of earning $100, we subtract 20% for income tax. Then, when the…