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  1. jpahmad
    tell them that people change the rules of the state all the time. There is nothing wrong with changing the rules, that's what politicians do everyday. It's not like the rules are set in stone. Isn't this what democracy is supposed to be all about? You are simply proposing a new rule to be considered: no property taxes. Then eventually, no income taxes. Perhaps then you we could propose private police forces.
  2. jpahmad
    how what? how do I call it wrong?
  3. jpahmad
    I do call them wrong. And I would not interact with the person who did those things, nor encourage anyone else to.
  4. jpahmad
    No. I live in Austin, Texas. There are plenty of good people here. You won't fond them on 6th street. Believe me, I have had my fair share of experiences downtown as well, but that is just one small sector of what the city is.
  5. jpahmad
    If it works so well, then why did you have to do it 15 times?
  6. jpahmad
    Who's ideas is that? Not mine. It certainly wasn't suggested in the video. The video was demonstrating how a society does not need "oppressive masters." I'm a bit confused my your post. Graham Hancock? Are you serious? He's a mystic, not a historian or an archaeologist. You've really lost all credibility man.
  7. jpahmad
    He never said that in the video. The Indus didn't "arise out of nothing". It evolved from the early Harrapan, which evolved form the pre-Harrapan, which evolved from the neolithic cultures in the area, which evolved from the stone age people who originally settled the land. There is no evidence showing that the Ancient Egyptian was anything other than a territorial state. Look at the other video on Egypt on the same channel. The idea that the Ancient Egyptian society was heterarchy is an absolute joke and there is not one text you can point to that will suggests this. The sources used in to support the information in the video are listed in the description. Why don't you check them out.
  8. jpahmad
    This is anarchy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ZZJhTSjB8
  9. jpahmad
    For those of you who have heard the argument "but there has always been a state", this video is for you. I intended this video essay to be a useful tool for using as reference when someone brings up the topic of stateless societies. Hopefully it will be helpful to the community here. I did a fair amount of research and the sources are listed in the description. I suggest you watch the the one on Ancient Egypt first as a lead in. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ZZJhTSjB8
  10. jpahmad
    Well, let's approach from the other direction. Is there any amount of "reasoning" that could make you identify more with the baby? But think about all the times your intuition was correct. For me, it's like 90% of the time.
  11. jpahmad
    I know why. Because we identify more with the 18 year old. They have more "personhood" than the baby. Listen to you intuition. There is nothing wrong with letting one's intuition guide a sense of morality. 9 times out of 10 our intuition lines up with our faculty of reason. No that sudden infant death syndrome isn't tragic though.
  12. jpahmad
    Here's a better question: What's more tragic, a happy 18 year old graduating from high school walking across the street and getting hit by a car and killed, or sudden infant death syndrome? I'm just looking for subjective feelings on this one.
  13. jpahmad
    I'm feeling similar. I don't know what to do.
  14. jpahmad
    Good job working through it Joel. I'm happy for you. The older generation is not going to abandon their ideologies without making a stink about it. Just keep things in perspective and focus mostly on the younger generations. Honestly, this statement won't be popular on this forum, but most parents don't know any better.
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    Hey everyone, I've been doing research on the workings of the Egyptian state and how centralized planning and resource allocation by the ruling elite negatively effected the stability of first period Egypt. I am going to be comparing this to the Indus Valley Civilization and how they were able to self-organize into a technologically sophisticated civilization (relative to the time) without the apparatus of the state and in the absence of any significant social hierarchy. Hopefully this will be useful to those of you who hear the argument that "there has always been a state" or "you can't have complex civilization without rulers." Any feedback would be awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVmpG08g4-w&feature=youtu.be
  16. jpahmad
    Angelina Jolie, too skinny, frail, weak. Blown away with a high enough wind. Not good for survival.
  17. jpahmad
    It sounds like you're doing the right thing.
  18. jpahmad
    Well, we are still responsible for teaching our cultural values. These "principles" can not be discovered by the child on their own. There is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom that humanity has learned the hard way that must be instilled through cultural transmission to each new generation. There is no reason to have them attempt to re-invent the wheel by trying to figure out everything for themselves. I'm pretty sure that radical "unschooling" is a knee-jerk fad reaction to traditional schooling. It's also a terribly bad idea, tailor-made for lazy parents (not you). But, homeschooling/parenting, is the best idea. I'm sorry, there is no way around putting a vast amount of time and effort into your offspring. So don't have more than you can teach yourself.
  19. jpahmad
    Sure. I live South. Do you ever attend the Voluntaryist meet-up? The UPspoken! event happens n the first Friday of every month. If you search for jpahmad, austin on facebook you should be able to find me. Send me a friend request.
  20. jpahmad
    It's fine that the robot speaks like a human and says "I" and "my". No fallacy there. I suppose if the robot did something like, kick a ball, and then immediately after said the sentence "I didn't do that", that would be a split entity fallacy.
  21. jpahmad
    It's not assumed to be separate. The point is that people who say they are not responsible for their actions separate the entity themselves by uttering that very sentence. No What occurred?
  22. jpahmad
    Thanks to Steven and Katy Shafer from Voluntaryist of Austin for letting me speak! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoMoUdDbrcs
  23. jpahmad
    Nice article but you fell victim to the "split-entity fallacy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPzJZaQBMcI
  24. jpahmad
    Many liberals I know don't want to take any risks. An affinity for state jobs is one example. Being "lazy" is another way of practicing risk avoidance. The reason why so many of them would want to be born into a socialist society (reference to the thought experiment) is because being born into a competitive free-market is too risky.
  25. jpahmad
    I don't see how liberals can be characterized as "taking risks." That's usually a characteristic attributed to business minded and motivated people.
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