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mindmetoo
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 Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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5. This conract is legally enforcable by a court of law. |
The problem here is such a contract is not legally enforceable. There is no court in the land that would recognize a slavery contract, even if one were to sign such with a sound mind. Courts enforce material damages for breach of contract, certainly, but they do not enforce performance. If you break your work contract, you may be held libel for reasonable material loss and forced to pay, but you're not forced to return to your job.
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| Now, the contents of that contract are not precisely the same as a polygamous marital arrangement. But they are similar in that they are both voulntary contracts, which nonetheless give legal sanction to radically inegalitarian relationships. Furthermore, both arrangements set the stage for continuation of the relationship by future generations. |
As with a slavery contract, the marriage contract allows one to exit at any time (divorce).
I don't see the problem here.
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| I'd be curious to know if you think the contract should be considered legally binding. |
No, of course not. There are basic freedoms no law should abridge. And I do not think any law should try to abridge. The right to withdraw your labor is a basic freedom just as the right to copulate with anyone (of legal age) is a basic freedom. |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm still waiting for you to prove that Big Bang is wrong. Been a year plus. |
The essential problem with Creationism versus Evolution is that neither side can conclusively prove that they are right. Just my opinion. |
Right. There are very few things in science conclusively proven. At the heart of science is the recognition that all ideas are tentative. Based on evidence, we develop a theory that best fits and explains the evidence. Big Bang best explains the observed evidence. Even the initial concept of a big explosion has been somewhat adjusted in recent years with the idea of the "inflationary universe". Science is not bothered that ideas change with evidence. People who have devoted their lives to their theories might not like it, but science as whole relishes change. Bigger the better. Means more work for everyone.
Religion, on the other hand, is entirely bothered by the idea of change. The age of the universe under science has gotten considerably older as we learn more. That's not scary to science. That's fascinating. The age of the universe has not changed one zippola under Creationism. Because then that would mean the bible is wrong. And since the bible cannot be wrong, the age of the universe remains fixed. Evidence ot the contrary is either wrong, a conspiracy, or the work of the devil. That's fiveeagles' world for you. |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
| It's never enough. Next thing, muslims will say they want to legalize honour killings in Canada too. |
You know murder is illegal? I'm sure many Christians would like to see a return to laws where we jail blasphemers and adulterers. They've been campaigning for this for much longer than recently arrived muslims, no? They're also the majority culture and have political power, no? We still allow freedom of speech and freedom to plunger any adult male or female we want? Right?
See my comments regarding slippery slope. |
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