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From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock on 30 Jun 2010 12:32 "You are a dropout but not a loser... You have found that SLOW is better, so cycling and Tantra make sense. Right, you do things like Tantra, to transcend and enjoy, not to multiply. ;)" http://www.zazzle.com/rat_race_tshirt-235173406509752364
From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock on 1 Jul 2010 09:01
On Jun 30, 11:16 pm, ernobe <ern...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.atheism.] > > > > > There are many people, especially in America, who believe in > > capitalism but not in evolution. They find it impossible to believe > > that life in all its richness and intricacy could have "just happened" > > and believe that the only possible explanation is design by an > > intelligent Creator. In fact it could have very well "just happened," > > and to understand this one needs look no further than the good ole > > American capitalism. > > > People who have no knowledge of capitalist economics, such as ones who > > lived in the Soviet Union, frequently find it unfathomable how a > > system like America's, which is not command-control, could have such > > an intelligent design. That there is a store for everything, there is > > something for every purse and purpose, and pieces fit together, leads > > them to think that all this prosperity must have been designed by the > > government. Of course that is not the case, and most of what is bought > > and sold in America was produced by private businesses with no > > connection to one another. It happened because people kept looking for > > opportunities to make money - and found them by producing one or > > another thing that people would want to buy. As they competed with one > > another, they put pressure on one another to produce quality goods. As > > they became wealthier, there consumed more, creating opportunity for > > other people to produce other, new goods that did not exist > > previously. And that is how the American system was made possible, and > > achieved greater intelligence and quality of products than did > > centrally planned systems. > > > The exact same thing has happened in the natural world. Mutation by > > mutation, different forms of life arose and either survived or didn't. > > As more life forms came about, there was more biomass for other new > > life forms to arise. Competition perfected them all to an > > exceptionally high level. And the result was a planet verdant, rich, > > beautiful, exquisitely balanced, with millions of unique and intricate > > life forms existing in dynamic equilibrium - a process that took over > > 4 billion years, and that could easily have taken place all by itself. > > > If a process like capitalism can over two hundred years create the > > wealth and vibrancy of America - including such hi-tech contraptions > > as supercomputers, nanotechnological devices, credit cards, artificial > > limbs, space vehicles - over two hundred years, then what can take > > place over 4 billion years? Evolution may seem incredulous, but > > becomes less so when considering what capitalism accomplished over a > > vastly shorter period of time. Nature does not require an > > intelligent creator to explain all its richness and intricacy any more > > than America requires an absolute monarch to explain the vibrancy of > > its economy. Indeed, if one is to look at example of centrally planned > > economic systems, a nature put into place by the dictate of an > > intelligent creator would be expected to be a lot less rich place than > > it is. > > > So this is the way to conceptualize it. If you respect capitalism, > > then you should also respect > > evolution. The two processes have a lot in common, and understanding > > one allows one to understand the other. Nature no more requires an > > intelligent creator to make it possible than does capitalism require > > central planning to achieve what it has achieved. Indeed, an > > intelligent creator would probably be seen by plants and animals to be > > as much of a pest as many economic players in America see the federal > > government. But that is a theme for another essay. > > Those who respect capitalism, but not evolution, are probably not very good > capitalists. And those who think of the Federal government as "an intelligent > creator" are probably not very good capitalists either. However, belief in > nature as opposed to an intelligent Creator is not the way to make them better > capitalists. That would lead to sedition, and ultimately, terrorism. They > need to become acquainted with the laws, and become respectful, obedient > citizens of the government, before they can be good capitalists. If the > definition of a good capitalist is one who makes a-lot of money, then you > might as well be giving the definition of a good thief. What's the difference? > > This is why centrally planned thievery is not the norm when it comes to > thiefs. There is no national association of thieves, and when there is, their > own in-fighting contributes in large measure to their exposure and ultimate > extinction. Capitalism is currently a kind of organized thievery, America is > seen by the masses in Third World countries as the headquarters of the mafia, > when all they get, in return for a few dollars, is the exploitation of their > natural resources. The capitalists themselves, like the mafia, never take > responsibility for their actions, but consider themselves to be selling > protection services. > > In other words, those not smart enough to be thieves, but who rather believe > in some intelligent creator, are not really qualified to appreciate the value > of their own possessions, and therefore require protection from those who > would want to take them away from them. This is the way capitalism is > currently set up. With the excuse of creating an immense richness and > diversity such as exists in nature, it limits the competition that is a part > of the natural process of survival to competition among those who have > money, for the sake of making money. The in-fighting that goes on > among themselves exposes their ignorance of the natural and divine law, and > the very operation of these laws themselves will ultimately lead to their > extinction. > > -- > "The world of existence is an emanation of the merciful attribute of God." > Abdu'l-Bahahttp://www.costarricense.cr/pagina/ernobe Very, very wise words, which I choose to spread around so the world knows the truth... One important concept though: CAPITALISM CAN ONLY LEAD TO EXTINCTION OR... REVOLUTION! |