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Author: tata Date: Jun 23, 2008 08:32
If natural resources were unlimited
-- that is, if there was enough
water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
then what reason would there be to wage war?
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Author: TimTim Date: Jun 23, 2008 08:39
> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
> then what reason would there be to wage war?
Power, pure and simple.
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Author: tgtg Date: Jun 23, 2008 08:42
On Jun 23, 11:32 am, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
> then what reason would there be to wage war?
An attempt to change that situation by increasing the population.
Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.
-tg
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Author: JackJack Date: Jun 23, 2008 08:54
> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
> then what reason would there be to wage war?
That depends... do you consider beautiful women a natural resource?
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Author: tata Date: Jun 23, 2008 09:05
On Jun 23, 11:39 am, "Tim" q.con> wrote:>> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
>> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
>> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
>> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
>> then what reason would there be to wage war?
>
> Power, pure and simple.
Why would people who had as much of anything as they wanted want power?
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Author: tata Date: Jun 23, 2008 09:07
On Jun 23, 11:42 am, tg earthlink.net> wrote:> On Jun 23, 11:32 am, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
>> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
>> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
>> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
>> then what reason would there be to wage war?
>
> An attempt to change that situation by increasing the population.
But who would want to change the situation and for what reason?
> Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.
Having an authority backed by the threat of violence to enforce who
can and cannot reproduce doesn't sound like freedom to me. Just ask
the Chinese.
> -tg
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Author: tata Date: Jun 23, 2008 09:16
On Jun 23, 11:54 am, "Jack" yahoo.com> wrote:>> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
>> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
>> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
>> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
>> then what reason would there be to wage war?
>
> That depends... do you consider beautiful women a natural resource?
So if everyone had everything they wanted, then you could no longer
try to accumulate things to lure women. The McMansion and sports car
just doesn't have the same appeal when everyone who wants them already
has them. You'd have to rely on your character/personality/good looks
etc.
This is a good thing, no?
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Author: JackJack Date: Jun 23, 2008 09:22
> On Jun 23, 11:54 am, "Jack" yahoo.com> wrote:>>> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
>>> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
>>> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
>>> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
>>> then what reason would there be to wage war?
>>
>> That depends... do you consider beautiful women a natural resource?
>
> So if everyone had everything they wanted, then you could no longer
> try to accumulate things to lure women. The McMansion and sports car
> just doesn't have the same appeal when everyone who wants them already
> has them. You'd have to rely on your character/personality/good looks
> etc. ...
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Author: tgtg Date: Jun 23, 2008 09:23
On Jun 23, 12:07 pm, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:> On Jun 23, 11:42 am, tg earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> On Jun 23, 11:32 am, ta nc.rr.com> wrote:>
>>> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
>>> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
>>> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
>>> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
>>> then what reason would there be to wage war?
>
>> An attempt to change that situation by increasing the population.
>
> But who would want to change the situation and for what reason?
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Author: tata Date: Jun 23, 2008 09:25
On Jun 23, 12:22 pm, "Jack" yahoo.com> wrote:>> On Jun 23, 11:54 am, "Jack" yahoo.com> wrote:>>> "ta" nc.rr.com> wrote in message>
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>>>> If natural resources were unlimited -- that is, if there was enough
>>>> water, food, clean air, energy, land etc. so that everyone could have
>>>> as much as they wanted, and those natural resources were plenty enough
>>>> so that they could be replenished and/or maintained indefinitely --
>>>> then what reason would there be to wage war?
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>>> That depends... do you consider beautiful women a natural resource?
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