A lot of this disscusion seems to be people sticking up for the country they live in. Isn't this just he point? Americans have mould their society the way they want it - as have the Dutch, the Canadians and the French. And while I'd much prefere to live in a society without guns (oh by the way many European police forces are not routinaly armed - which tends to mean that less criminals feel the need to inforce their 'personal rights' with there own gun) and with a free health service, if we wanted to we could change the country I live in (Britian if you care) into the '51st state' if we want to. That's our freedom.
I think partly my point is that thw type of society depends we have depends on if we believe in the worst of human nature of the best. It seems to me that american government is baised on the assumption that everyone - particularly thoose in power are trying to get what they can for themselves - while a more canadian style government is based on the assumption that everyone is working for the common good. Of course the truth is somewhere in the middle (as always). I know what I'd rather believe - BUT that I would rather belive it does not make it right! This is (I believe) the problem with all ideologies.
A very good book for anyone who's interested in this 'spooky' stuff is 'speakable and unspeakable in quantum mechanics' by J Bell - the man that invented Bells inequalities (the statistical quanties which were alluded to early).
Now, with this discovery, I'll be able to make my fortune. I'll simply implant the gean into cattle and hey-presto I can start to make caffinated cheese - just think, all those geeks out there staying awake after luch. (It would certainly help avoid that post lunchtime slump.) But that's not the real masterstroke. In 5 years time I'll rip off all the health freaks selling then decaf cheese at vastly inflated prices. hahahahahahaha
Also, if an animal is adapted so that it can only feed (or at least is better at feeding) in either the night or the day - then sleep saves energy during the part of the day when it cannot feed.
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A lot of this disscusion seems to be people sticking up for the country they live in. Isn't this just he point? Americans have mould their society the way they want it - as have the Dutch, the Canadians and the French. And while I'd much prefere to live in a society without guns (oh by the way many European police forces are not routinaly armed - which tends to mean that less criminals feel the need to inforce their 'personal rights' with there own gun) and with a free health service, if we wanted to we could change the country I live in (Britian if you care) into the '51st state' if we want to. That's our freedom.
I think partly my point is that thw type of society depends we have depends on if we believe in the worst of human nature of the best. It seems to me that american government is baised on the assumption that everyone - particularly thoose in power are trying to get what they can for themselves - while a more canadian style government is based on the assumption that everyone is working for the common good. Of course the truth is somewhere in the middle (as always). I know what I'd rather believe - BUT that I would rather belive it does not make it right! This is (I believe) the problem with all ideologies.
eg the group of american girls who aked me for directions to coNvent garden yesterday
A very good book for anyone who's interested in this 'spooky' stuff is 'speakable and unspeakable in quantum mechanics' by J Bell - the man that invented Bells inequalities (the statistical quanties which were alluded to early).
Now, with this discovery, I'll be able to make my fortune. I'll simply implant the gean into cattle and hey-presto I can start to make caffinated cheese - just think, all those geeks out there staying awake after luch. (It would certainly help avoid that post lunchtime slump.) But that's not the real masterstroke. In 5 years time I'll rip off all the health freaks selling then decaf cheese at vastly inflated prices. hahahahahahaha
Also, if an animal is adapted so that it can only feed (or at least is better at feeding) in either the night or the day - then sleep saves energy during the part of the day when it cannot feed.