Comments on: Top 10 Causes of Minarchism #9 http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/06/19/top-10-causes-of-minarchism-9/ The Revolution Will Be Doodled! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:39:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Calpurnia http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/06/19/top-10-causes-of-minarchism-9/comment-page-1/#comment-4579 Calpurnia Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:57:49 +0000 http://anarchyinyourhead.com/?p=636#comment-4579 And while we're on that, why NOT make fun of Einstein? He wasn't always right. When he learned about quantum indeterminacy, he insisted that "God doesn't play dice with the universe." But it's been pretty well proven -- it turns out that he does. And while we’re on that, why NOT make fun of Einstein? He wasn’t always right. When he learned about quantum indeterminacy, he insisted that “God doesn’t play dice with the universe.” But it’s been pretty well proven — it turns out that he does.

]]> By: MaineShark http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/06/19/top-10-causes-of-minarchism-9/comment-page-1/#comment-4573 MaineShark Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:10:15 +0000 http://anarchyinyourhead.com/?p=636#comment-4573 Darian, there is nothing incompatible between authority and liberty, as long as the authority is freely given. For example, I could sign a contract to deliver 100 widgets by August 1st. The other party to that contract would, therefore, have the authority to demand 100 widgets from me on the first day of August. Or, to phrase it another way, if the authority is freely given, then it really still rests with the giver. I still own myself, even if I authorize another to place certain demands upon me, because that authorization is an expression of my self-ownership. Darian, there is nothing incompatible between authority and liberty, as long as the authority is freely given.

For example, I could sign a contract to deliver 100 widgets by August 1st. The other party to that contract would, therefore, have the authority to demand 100 widgets from me on the first day of August.

Or, to phrase it another way, if the authority is freely given, then it really still rests with the giver. I still own myself, even if I authorize another to place certain demands upon me, because that authorization is an expression of my self-ownership.

]]> By: John H. http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/06/19/top-10-causes-of-minarchism-9/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 John H. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:59:55 +0000 http://anarchyinyourhead.com/?p=636#comment-4570 An attack on a minarchist IS an attack on a statist. An attack on a minarchist IS an attack on a statist.

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