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One more thing I want to comment on that you wrote: > From my own experience, the whole thing tends to dull the mind to an extent where opportunities are no lo

One more thing I want to comment on that you wrote: > From my own experience, the whole thing tends to dull the mind to an extent where opportunities are no longer so obvious - or so easy to pursue The way that is written shows a huge problem in peoples' perception - why do we assume the poor can only get by if opportunities are "obvious" or "easy to pursue"? Working your way up society's ladder is HARD, but people are capable of amazing things when it's their only way out. Throwing scraps to the guys at the bottom of the ladder will only take away motivation to make the long and difficult climb. Don't we want people to look back on their lives with pride on what they accomplished, in the face of difficult odds, rather than disappointment that their lives were spent living off of others' charity?

yardie 16y ago
Throwing scraps down to the guys at the bottom of the ladder is to keep them from setting the house on fire. Ethically, stealing is considered a right if your situation is so bad that starving is the alternative. Don't agree with me? Consider that practically every religion on this planet reaches the same conclusion. So while I don't think that throwing scraps to the guys at the bottom is going to be effective it still better than all the alternatives that have come before. Those tend to end up as revolutions, civil wars, or worse.
- tomjen3 16y ago
  >Consider that practically every religion on this planet reaches the same conclusion. I consider practically every religion on the face of the planet as unethical, and I doubt I am the only one on this board who do so. So if you forgive me, that argument has negative weight too.
  - yardie 16y ago
    Doesn't matter what you or anyone else thinks about religion. The majority of the people on this planet believe in some for of religion. And if the only thing that you don't like about my post is religion than you can piss off too. Because you've completely missed the point.

yardie 16y ago

Throwing scraps down to the guys at the bottom of the ladder is to keep them from setting the house on fire. Ethically, stealing is considered a right if your situation is so bad that starving is the alternative. Don't agree with me? Consider that practically every religion on this planet reaches the same conclusion. So while I don't think that throwing scraps to the guys at the bottom is going to be effective it still better than all the alternatives that have come before. Those tend to end up as revolutions, civil wars, or worse.

tomjen3 16y ago
>Consider that practically every religion on this planet reaches the same conclusion. I consider practically every religion on the face of the planet as unethical, and I doubt I am the only one on this board who do so. So if you forgive me, that argument has negative weight too.
- yardie 16y ago
  Doesn't matter what you or anyone else thinks about religion. The majority of the people on this planet believe in some for of religion. And if the only thing that you don't like about my post is religion than you can piss off too. Because you've completely missed the point.