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To: jennyp
Third, complexity does not imply “design.” One of Adam Smith’s most powerful insights, developed further by Friedrich Hayek, is that incredible complexity can emerge in society without a designer or planner, through “spontaneous order.” Hayek showed how in a free market the complex processes of producing and distributing goods and services to millions of individuals do not require socialist planners. Rather, individuals pursuing their own self-interest in a system governed by a few basic rules—property rights, voluntary exchange by contract—have produced all the vast riches of the Western world.

Is this really a think piece? What kind of argument can you make for or against creationism of for or against intelligent quoting two people who designed systems of trade and commerce?

Regardless what is written after these quotes the writer is deluded to think that anyone with common sense is going to bit on this kind of premise

Only Loonie Libs talk drag out hollywood starlets to talk about the danger of Alar

This is like getting someone who makes spaghetti strands to give a lecture and demonstrate gene splicing

Years ago I managed an auto parts store and one day this korean called "On the phone he said "Hello my name kim." and he said nothing else so I hung up He called back a minute later and said Hello my name kims mo-bla I need parts and there was another long pause he as for socks and brakie shooz -- this man called himself a master mechanic his experiance as it turned out driving a round a junkyard buggy and cutting off car and truck parts with a cutting torch. In my estimation old Kim was closer to the real thing than this liberal wannabe thunker

NUFF SAID

22 posted on 01/26/2006 2:05:10 PM PST by Rocketman
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To: Rocketman
"... quoting two people who designed systems of trade and commerce?"

Two people did not design systems of trade & commerce. Trade & commerce, ie. capitalism, is a by-product of human existence. The argument does not touch upon Creationism. Those two guys, Hayek & Smith, only try to explain the complexities of the natural phenomenon of capitalism. Natural phenomenon...Hmmm. How did that come about?
851 posted on 01/28/2006 2:39:37 PM PST by driveserve
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