theheck

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by theheck 11y ago
Mitigate what, the value of your savings from being debased through money printing? I'll assume that's your question in this response. Unfortunately there isn't a straight-forward answer, everything (precious metals, stock ma
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by theheck 11y ago
You're correct that if someone has to store a physical item (like a car), there are costs related to storage. In the case of 21st century currency, however, almost none of your money actually exists in physical cash [1], the vast major
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by theheck 11y ago
Why down votes? At least explain why you're down voting.
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by theheck 11y ago
Congested streets are the result of them being managed by the government, they aren't caused by poor road design. All roads should be privatized, and consumers should pay for them like every other good and service they use. How do popu
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by theheck 11y ago
You make a really good point and have caused me to think about this more deeply! I think to answer the question I need to start by researching why Christians stopped being animated by the violent passages of the Bible, and only subscribe to
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by theheck 11y ago
My beliefs were definitely influenced by Sam Harris' writing (on religion anyhow, not a fan of his views on statism and torture). You're right that other religions have similarly violent claims (like Christianity), but we generall
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by theheck 11y ago
Ha, there's at least one person who doesn't hate me! I'm not claiming that I perfectly understand reality (who does?), but I am claiming that religious texts (and the people who wrote them) that unequivocally claim that there
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by theheck 11y ago
I think you're right, violence against Muslims does not cause Muslims to question their religious beliefs, it hardens them.
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by theheck 11y ago
I encourage you to read the actual text of the Quran, there are ample quotes that advocate violence against infidels and martyrdom, even if there are some quotes that contradict them.
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by theheck 11y ago
The root cause of most Muslim violence is that most Muslims actually believe the claims that the Quran makes about reality. Here is a sample of such quotes directly from the Quran: "Believers, if you yield to the infidels they will dra