The most common false premise of ethics is to start with the assumption of moral and ethical preference, rather than of killing and taking.
Source date (UTC): 2015-11-13 12:33:00 UTC
Form: Aphorism
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If one starts with false premises one has difficulty reasoning true conclusions.
If one starts with false premises one has difficulty reasoning true conclusions. Most start with false premises purposefully.
Source date (UTC): 2015-11-13 12:31:00 UTC
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The first question of ethics is why don’t I kill you and take your land, women,
The first question of ethics is why don’t I kill you and take your land, women, and things – not assuming cooperation as the starting point.
Source date (UTC): 2015-11-13 12:29:00 UTC
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All men need compliments – we get so few of them. But Russian men least receive
All men need compliments – we get so few of them. But Russian men least receive and most appreciate them. Warriors to the last. #russia
Source date (UTC): 2015-11-13 05:45:00 UTC
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All men need compliments. We get so few of them. But Russian men least receive a
All men need compliments. We get so few of them. But Russian men least receive and most appreciate them. Warriors to the last.
Source date (UTC): 2015-11-13 05:44:00 UTC
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It’s an interesting statement in itself that the conservative fringe consists of
It’s an interesting statement in itself that the conservative fringe consists of inarticulate idiots , while the libertarian fringe consist of articulate lunatics, and the progressive fringe consists of the verbose and ridiculous. They’re all tragic, but at least fringe libertarians are entertaining.
Source date (UTC): 2015-11-12 21:34:00 UTC
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The west had a lot going for it. But killing off malcontents in great numbers ev
The west had a lot going for it. But killing off malcontents in great numbers every year didn’t hurt either.
Source date (UTC): 2015-11-12 12:43:00 UTC
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Yes We Can – Purge All Lies From This Earth
—We can purge all forms of lies from this earth. And in doing so, transform man into gods. For what is a god but a wielder of truth? And what is a devil, but a wielder of error, bias, wishful thinking, and deceit?—
(worth repeating)
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Yes We Can – Purge All Lies From This Earth
—We can purge all forms of lies from this earth. And in doing so, transform man into gods. For what is a god but a wielder of truth? And what is a devil, but a wielder of error, bias, wishful thinking, and deceit?—
(worth repeating)
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The Constitution is not a “living document” but a dead letter. The only purpose
—The Constitution is not a “living document” but a dead letter. The only purpose that lie now serves is to induce the right to expend their efforts in a vain attempt to “restore the Constitution” while the left focus their own efforts at reform on the “constitution” (little “c”), the unwritten balance of powers that actually determines who can do what and why.— Eli Harman