Women like "cute", men like "sexy", everyone likes "pretty".
And everyone likes unconditional affection/respect --
which conflicts with good judgement.
2011-07-16
Judging A Group
Don't prejudge individuals by their group. Left-handed people may be more dumb & evil on average, but it is inaccurate to assume a lefty is dumb & evil. Judge people based on the qualities that matter -- not groups that tend to have those qualities.
Vices
Drugs best be legal, and strongly regulated.
Regulations/laws best be strong & simple -- no more than 3 pages per law.
To preserve liberty, it is better to tax unprofitable behavior, than to ban it.
Outlaw irrepairably damaging acts. Dont outlaw acts that might lead to a crime, nor outlaw acts that sometimes result from a crime; outlaw the crime alone, to preserve liberty. But regulate the causes of crime, to reduce the chance that they will lead to crime.
Regulations/laws best be strong & simple -- no more than 3 pages per law.
To preserve liberty, it is better to tax unprofitable behavior, than to ban it.
Outlaw irrepairably damaging acts. Dont outlaw acts that might lead to a crime, nor outlaw acts that sometimes result from a crime; outlaw the crime alone, to preserve liberty. But regulate the causes of crime, to reduce the chance that they will lead to crime.
Fair Trade
The best way to give people a good quality of life, is to live by the rule of fair trade: trades must be made with the consent of all materially affected people. (Opportunity costs are not a material effect?)
Die Fighting
Islam promises heaven for those who die fighting for their cause. This is a reward that encourages people to fight against a more powerful opponent -- like an oppressive government. Thus die-fighting beliefs help revolutionaries. Die-fighting beliefs will always be with us, because all organizations become oppressive when unopposed by revolutionaries. And die-fighting groups will always go too far, because some individuals want to fight & die for no reason but entertainment.
Heaven
I believe in the heaven we make on earth, and no other heaven. I am an atheist. But we cannot prove nor disprove the existence of an omnipotent god who wants to hide. So i am also an agnostic.
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