Recent content by nickcoons

It's been awhile since I've visited these forums, but I figured it'd be a good idea to pop back in and make a new project known that I've been working on. It's called Liberty Candidate Sites, and it's essentially a campaign website builder designed specifically for Liberty Candidates. While...

The Arizona-based political radio talk show, The Libertarian Solution*, has expanded its sphere of influence to include the online news media market by making their website available for contributions from libertarians across the globe. We would like to invite you to join our team. TANSTAAFL...

That's the argument that my "shoot up with heroin, get in a car" scenario was intended to address. Other than the faith in god part, I'm in agreement with you. Interestingly, an individual came to my house today raising money for a faith-based organization that helps people kick their drug...

Let me try to clarify what I think he's saying. In one of your posts, you made the following claim: He suggests that wherever this information came from (it's not in the PDF you linked, it's 133 pages, but I did a textual search for "400", as in $400 billion, and nothing was found), it does...

"Affected" is not equal to "Violation of rights". If my wife loses her job, I am affected, but no rights were violated. Similarly, if one person engages in drug use, no rights are violated. That is the only necessary argument for legalization if you truly support individual rights. Now, if...

The arguers for prohibition, when asked who the victim is, often answer that society is the victim. But there are a lot of problems with that answer. First, society is not an entity that can be victimized, only individuals can be victims. Let's take an extreme example -- a nuclear attack...

Of course not.. you'd just prohibit sports injuries. :D

I should have picked up this in your first post. I did pick it up, but I ignored it and continued, a mistake I accept fault for. There are multiple purposes for engaging in online debate. Only a couple of which I will knowingly partake in. One is education (of and by either party), and the...

Correlation does not equal causation; a logical fallacy. There are many many variables between alcohol and drugs. To pick one at random, legal status, and equate it to another statistic without providing evidence of that connection is what does not hold water. A more accurate comparison of...

It was inflammatory of me? Please look up the word "inflammatory", and try not to exaggerate next time.

Though I disagree with basically everything you're saying, I've been considerate throughout. Would it be accurate to say that your attitude is typical of Christians, or are you unique in your hostility? I would invite you to re-read that thread. Very clearly, I simply asked someone to...

No more so than light and dark can coexist in the same volume of space. Dark is the absence of light -- faith is the absence of reason. Understanding Faith and Reason

A theistic belief can only arrive from an adherence to faith, which is the polar opposite of reason. Faith exists when a conclusion is reached without evidence supporting that conclusion, and therefore without reason. Hitler (who was a Catholic, not an atheist) had an unfounded and irrational...

Alcohol addiction rose during prohibition. The fact that it was illegal didn't curb its use. If anything, the opposite is true: I don't think anyone here agrees that currently prohibited drugs should be legalized only to fall under full control of the FDA, so it looks like you're making a...

That was my first thought in reading the FAQ. Taking the idea of seeking one's values by fraud; anyone who's read Francisco's "money speech" knows that Rand doesn't advocate this. Ayn Rand certainly had flaws, not only in her personal life but even in her interpretation of her own philosophy...