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To: Nateman

I don’t think there is a cure. I think universal coexistence and peace are pipe dreams. It’s it’s a fundamental property of existence.

Why? Because virtue is not universally granted. There will always be those who either lack it or reject it, those who seek to take from others rather than earn for themselves. Once you have that, war and strife become inevitable. But I would argue that the responsibility to seek virtue makes life worth living.


166 posted on 02/19/2026 9:35:16 PM PST by Windcatcher
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To: Windcatcher
... I think universal coexistence and peace are pipe dreams. It’s it’s a fundamental property of existence...

Exactly why expanding Civilization out into the Solar System is necessary if Civilization itself is going to survive. Mankind has possessed the means to destroy itself ever since the Hydrogen bomb was tested. It takes years to get to some places in the Solar System. The vast distances involved mean lots of places that will get left alone.

169 posted on 02/19/2026 9:54:54 PM PST by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Windcatcher

Quote-Because virtue is not universally granted. There will always be those who either lack it or reject it, those who seek to take from others rather than earn for themselves. ________

Indeed. Despite our 86 billions brain neurons per person (average approx) we are still fallen. A pity.......


171 posted on 02/19/2026 10:09:10 PM PST by birg
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