-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Kent Crispin wrote:
On Thu, Nov 13, 1997 at 05:59:51AM -0000, [Nerthus] wrote: [...]
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death." -- Patrick Henry
What is life without liberty? Abject slavery. Any sane man would rather die than be a slave.
It makes nice rhetoric, but this is simply not true, you know. Most people correctly evaluate that you have no chance for freedom at all if you commit suicide, whereas a slave *does* have a chance.
Assuming he recognizes that he *is* a slave. Most people are oblivious to this fact.
But of course we know from game theory that being completely predictable can be a weakness. So having a certain percentage of the population who will behave irrationally is probably necessary for the health of a society. But if too many people act irrationally, society will disintegrate. (By "irrational" here I am referring to behaviour clearly contrary to your own survival.)
'Tis true. War is a perfect example of what happens when too many people act irrationally. I'm interested in avoiding war without becoming a slave in the process. Anyone else? Nerthus -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNGz3tuFWwZe05jcJAQFkDQf+L2Xv0bL8zIT6aKZDkPSYYcLnDD1Ky8d8 F6/1NMid0ZSsn/d6QtMH+ToZDHIuXsY2H12RZqmjSxLnaOm6BPsdGvxviuPoMKT2 1OFEszVgCbx0R+6mcZSjHtkbPr03s1+YgfEShdp7HRymmFsKkb71lPGj3naj1Yle p9k6qqJ2r4AMR6tlop6MjC9IgzJxzCDinOAcn2l1+pDkfj3N8KXIJgauPAtVd+zS sbDpNwL4NCuMpmTOeYhfiaD4ODD0LfU4yfYQFSac1OwPq3hG4vt0HmGrh77WvLSF yG1Lm1uSr8InLj1g4Zhkx0H+e7Ut9YgMFLWtfGVHiRb/73t1l0U2/Q== =0zEn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----