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Most of the plagiarizing done for the bible and Jewish myths likely came from Sumer and Egypt. As to the almost identicalness of the various stories, Joseph Campbell would likely say that that sameness iss what helped him develop his hero of 1000 faces theory. Note how our own entertainment industry is coming up with remakes of older stories. Religions are entertainment as well as whatever else they claim to be. Ya gotta have a good show to make the biggest splash in town. Regards DL

Yes this is what I mean - change normally happens over a long period of time, but it seems to be accelerating, and listening to the available media it seems like we’ve gone from a downhill stroll to a sprint towards a cliff, but though the future projections may not be so far off, maybe it is not as immediate as it seems. I agree there is nothing we can do, people like Stephan speak out and inform - that is noble and will help to a point but as you say, in general we are punching a wave in the ocean, we can vote differently than before but that is about it, and even with that with the demographic shift it won’t matter, so it is best to adapt or prepare for the crash if that is even possible now (maybe watching too many disaster movies makes it seem impossibly fictional for everything to come down in the west or something). I wonder if we can restore the uptick conditions you speak of? How or where would you even start? Like if you are an environmentalist you can bring cloth bags to stores, but it is only a tear drop in the ocean, what actual difference can the average person make in order to live their life better, or what is the best strategy moving forward- for example- if you don’t already have kids, knowing what seems to be coming, why would you?

What benefit do I derive from taxation that justifies taking my resources from me without my consent?

you say taxation is theft. okay fine. then theft is a violation of the non aggression principle right? and you can respond to violations of the non aggression principle with self defense right? so, that means you can respond to taxation with self defense. so, if you don't agree to taxation, don't pay them and when they come for you, gun them down. its your duty as an anarchist. now i personally dont view tax as theft. i view it as the price i pay for living in a civilized society. i used to view it as theft until i thought this argument through. either i give up tax as theft, i give up theft as a violation of the non aggression principle, or i give up self defense as a response to violations of the non aggression principle, or i wager war on the government.