Jun 08, 2010 02:21
listen to Lifehouse tonight. reminded me that i had an LJ. even though i live with an LJ i not not reminded i have one. strange.
watched Avatar the last air bender and it had commentary that was so ironic and puny for a kid show! i dam near pissed my self.
a person can in fact have his or her socks knocked off. thank you Mythbusters!
I was reading a book on American school and American teachers and it starts with a hugh "history" section on the start of "liberal" thinking with John Locke and Adam Smith with regards to how capitalism was formed in order to fill the void lost when "reason" power from the church and "feudal" elite in Europe.
I totally disagree with his author point of view of historical events. Capitalism was not created to fill the void left behind by the church, but rather Smith simply took notices of the economic happenings of his era before some one else. He relived brilliantly that government did little to spur commence, but did much to imped it.
I dislike when people with hindsight liked to make up reason's for historical figures writings and great works. Adam smith wrote his observations on the Wealth of Nations to influence peoples understanding of the happening of his time and improve the system of commerce, not fill a void, left by the church, to be some answer for why things happen the way they do. Religion will and should not be replaced entirely by "reason." their does in fact need to be "faith in reason."
Yey my random thoughts!