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Voluntary boosts.

U-Reg, did I hear you say that the Bends was awesome?

I thus quote:

Well, basically- if you take any note out of a triad, it ceases to be triad. As well, in a C+ triad, C will always be the root, E will always be the 3rd, and G will always be the 5th. If the 3rd is...

I really can't disagree with most of your argument, except for one major moral point that is best illustrated by the above quote. Whale fishing is a non-essential enterprise, yet in truth, most...

Is kindness a sign of intelligence?

Certainly not in this case, if the whales continue to be "compassionate" towards us while we kill them.

I'll put it this way: the only reason whales don't...

If there is a market for whale, we need them. Not there really is anymore, but if we wanted to eat whale, or use whale blubber, that would be paramount over whether they were endangered, because we...

Is Smile going to be released as an album or will it only show its head at that concert in London next year?

I also wonder whether or not he is attempting to complete it, or just keep in fragments.

Just consider it a little vacation.

No.

The war in Iraq was nor based on WMD intelligence- it was based on the presumption that:

1. Theocracy breeds poverty.
2. Poverty breeds terrorism.
3. Countring the model of theocracy in...

The question of "how innovative" is an entirely subjective one.
The question of "how influential" is an entirely objective one.



True, but can you innovate if the masses are not watching? Yes....

What troubles me about Warner's new Liberia philosophy is that the only rationale he attaches for military action is that a reason for military action may appear in the future. This seems consistent...

Intelligently made music, Esoteric.

I agree, Vortexx, that humanitarianism is not reason enough to put military forces in a foreign country. Military forces are used for gaining strategic advantage and for providing defense.


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We don't preserve ecosystems for their benefit, only because we need the resources an ecosytem provides. Less pollutants means better health for humans and other organisms, and the benefits of...

Yet if you point it at a policeman with no gun to point at you, and who has no intent of doing anything to you, you might as well poiny away!

Yeah, nico, that would be cowardly.

If we had targeted Iraq's infrastructure intentionally, as a way of intimdating them into supporting us, if we had taken all of their oil without paying for it,...

Then you must never have heard Adams' Naive and Sentimental Music. It isn't The Rite of Spring, but it's a great piece of music.

Yeah, most of Glass' stuff is crap, though.



Well, U-REG, I...

So sit idle while problems boil over and eventually lead to your own demise? And don't bother trying to change it, but rather cower while waiting for the next strike?

nico, I don't think GWB is...

I'd say that certain things are preserved for certain reasons. I would not eat my dog because I love him, and I would not destroy 100% of the rainforest because of the romantic notion of its very...

guthrie- there is a common ground between selfless service and plunder. Personal gain is always a good thing, whether that be for one person or for an entire nation of people. A war that holds no...

The Iraqi war was planned far in advance- for reasons greater than short term benefit. The US has not attempted to steal Iraq, or any of its resources, it has merely used it as a partner in a deal...

Source:http://www.objectivistcenter.com/objectivism/what-is-objectivism.asp#art

So, according to Rand, art must be perceptual. Art cannot be abstract, as that conveys nothing but visuals, the...

You are such a Toohey, Dr. Lou.

Whales have none of our admirable qualities because they cannot actively decide anything. Humans can make a coordinated effort to feed themselves, and increase...

Weezer and the like very well may be listened to 200 years from now, as folk songs that a 23rd century Bartok may ressurect.



Exactly. Popularity is relative- and while Beethoven may be...

Blather.

Nico, although this thread should be closed, you should also leave the forum, if that should really be a result of expressing a controversal opinion. Guffaw.

As to U-REG's post, that...