tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post116049924547663045..comments2023-10-28T09:25:39.790-04:00Comments on The Atavist: Tripping on TryptophanThe Atavisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161176798452989892006-10-18T09:06:00.000-04:002006-10-18T09:06:00.000-04:00Well said. Problem is, we don't learn from our mi...Well said. Problem is, we don't learn from our mistakes. Even if one generation recognizes that something doesn't work, the next generation wants to be independent and unfettered by the actions of the first and wants to try something 'new.' The 'new' is of course something that has been tried (and that has failed) before. And the nonsense continues.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1161126260931482942006-10-17T19:04:00.000-04:002006-10-17T19:04:00.000-04:00It's too bad we can't do Thanksgiving in USA aroun...It's too bad we can't do Thanksgiving in USA around Columbus Day, like you get to!<BR/>The heart of the issue you're raising, is that no one wants to understand that rights have limits, just as anything else does. These limits are prescribed by nature and reason, which is why government has no realistic grasp of them. A preacher I used to listen to before they found him in bed with his neighbor's wife (quite a few of them, actually) said "Human nature is to love slavery, because liberty requires too much responsibility and diligence for the unregenerate man to maintain." While this might <I>appear</I> true, the first part is complete error: Human nature is to endeavor to enslave everyone else, or so it would appear from the evidence I've seen.<BR/>How can people who will not control themselves successfully control others? It's impossible, nevertheless the quest for the ultimate weapon was born of this nature, reaching the holy grail of the WMD.<BR/>There's a name for this type of attitude, and it is the one that still controls most places and people on earth today. It's called tyranny. It's also why the world cannot be a perfect place, and never will be.TheWayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074292938877766871noreply@blogger.com