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Many of you are familiar with the "Darwin Awards." It's a collection of cases where REALLY stupid people manage to get themselves killed in astounding ways. These are the type of people who rob police stations for bus fare.
The idea is that if these people manage to "off" themselves before reproducing the next generation has fewer people with a genetic predisposition to be dangerous members of society.
The problem is that far too many of these darwin award winners manage to survive long enough to reproduce. By that time, the genes have been passed on.
It is obvious what must be done. We must raise the legal age of consensual intercourse to 30 yrs old.
I know, such legislation may seem a little extreme at first. It may also pose some minor problems. For example, our prison would soon be filled with newly-weds. Another problem would be that many small motel chains would go out of business.
However, there are also great benefits. Think about how many men abuse their wives and children. Law enforcement might have difficulty finding sufficient evidence to convict some of these %&$# s for abuse but think about how much easier it would be to prove that they have slept with their 25 yr old wives. This is just one example of course. Al Capone was imprisoned based on tax fraud. This could be the new way to nail some of the most elusive criminals.
The way I see it, we really have no choice. We owe this to our children and grandchildren.
Thanks for the lesson. I'm not sure I understand the bit about the naturalistic fallacy but I think I've got the point.
Its not accurate to say that I tried to use Darwin's ideas. I thought it was clear that I'm not responsible for the naming of the Awards. As far as confusing "Is" with "ought"? Don't get me started on the topic of "ought." Actually, I would love to discuss it but that's a different thread.
Many of you are familiar with the "Darwin Awards." It's a collection of cases where REALLY stupid people manage to get themselves killed in astounding ways. These are the type of people who rob police stations for bus fare.
The idea is that if these people manage to "off" themselves before reproducing the next generation has fewer people with a genetic predisposition to be dangerous members of society.
The problem is that far too many of these darwin award winners manage to survive long enough to reproduce. By that time, the genes have been passed on.
It is obvious what must be done. We must raise the legal age of consensual intercourse to 30 yrs old.
I know, such legislation may seem a little extreme at first. It may also pose some minor problems. For example, our prison would soon be filled with newly-weds. Another problem would be that many small motel chains would go out of business.
However, there are also great benefits. Think about how many men abuse their wives and children. Law enforcement might have difficulty finding sufficient evidence to convict some of these %&$# s for abuse but think about how much easier it would be to prove that they have slept with their 25 yr old wives. This is just one example of course. Al Capone was imprisoned based on tax fraud. This could be the new way to nail some of the most elusive criminals.
The way I see it, we really have no choice. We owe this to our children and grandchildren.
Wow, an absolute philosophical and scientific masterpiece this is. LMAO, perhaps a glowing example of the effects of tetrahydracannabinol on human thought process? The 'profound revelation' effect? Whereas a certain thought or 'theory' seems to have originated in an area of the brain previously untapped, until the catalyst that caused it to be accessed wears off.
Wow, an absolute philosophical and scientific masterpiece this is. LMAO, perhaps a glowing example of the effects of tetrahydracannabinol on human thought process? The 'profound revelation' effect? Whereas a certain thought or 'theory' seems to have originated in an area of the brain previously untapped, until the catalyst that caused it to be accessed wears off.
I hope this doesn't mean that you took my post seriously. By the same token, I hope that Gplex did not take my statement "Thanks for the lesson" to be anything except sincere. I appreciate the explanation and link to Hebert Spencer which I found very interresting. I think I bought a book by Spencer. I should go back and finish that.
I hope this doesn't mean that you took my post seriously. By the same token, I hope that Gplex did not take my statement "Thanks for the lesson" to be anything except sincere. I appreciate the explanation and link to Hebert Spencer which I found very interresting. I think I bought a book by Spencer. I should go back and finish that.
By the same token, I hope this does not mean that you took MY post seriously. Merely having a bit of fun myself.
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Merely having a bit of fun myself.
