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[rone]

A continuation of the discussion i was having with endymion23:

"Survival of the fittest" does not lose its meaning with sentience; sentience merely redefines "fittest". "Survival of the fittest" is glib tripe, anyway, right up there with "meaning of life" and "free will". It sounds cool; it isn't.

You misunderstand my statement of having something to prove. I have lots to prove to those whom i deem it necessary: myself, my wife, my family. I don't have to prove the world anything. I don't have to prove YOU anything.

I appreciate the condescending admission that i have "some degree of merit." My heart is filled with blood.

And we are not "more" than animals. We're just very smart animals. This is an important distinction.

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[palecur.livejournal.com]

Do note that he didn't say this was the worst recession ever; he said the economy was intolerable.

Previous recessions were tolerable, as evidenced by the fact that they were tolerated. Even the 1970s stagflation was tolerable. The economy is not currently intolerable, as we are currently tolerating it: QED. The Great Depression, I can see as 'intolerable.'

'The economy currently sucks' is a justifiable, if debatable, statement. 'The economy is currently intolerable and has been for years' is unadulterated balderdash.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

You're using a funny version of "tolerate" here. I would take "tolerate" as "ignore it and it'll get better eventually". Dubya's trying to spur the economy with his tax cut package; say what you will about the quality of his notion, but the fact that he's trying to "spur the economy" leads me to believe that he isn't tolerating it.

"has been for years" technically means it's been so for two or more years, which jibes with the market starting its descent towards the bottom of God's Port-A-Potty in early 2000.

Also, yu0 = fag0rt.

[palecur.livejournal.com]

Ah; I was taking 'intolerable' as 'intolerable to the general US population, kind of thing, which is why I was picking the Great Depression as an example.

Also, yu0 = fag0rt.

GUILTY AS CHARGED!!! [minces away]

[endymion23.livejournal.com]

hi take a look outside...step away from your computer, and really get a feel for whats going on...

and that name calling is so helpful to your debate

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

My journal is an ad hominem zone. Join in the fun!

... you poopypants.