Sunday, March 30, 2008

Utopia

  • "People view themselves as renting not owning land, so they believe that they should leave it better than they left it"
  • I agree with this because in our society today some people do not take very good care of their land and it can really ruin a house, which leads to ruining the neighborhood. Now I know that we are talking about two different types of land but it's still our land
  • "Diversity is needed"
  • Any type of system, ecosystems and such, succeed more often with diversity than systems that don't have any diversity
  • "They have similar clothes"
  • It would be so nice to be similar to everyone in dress, that way you do not have to worry about what you're going to wear tomorrrow, it would always be the same thing.
  • "In the schools you can learn whatever you want"
  • I like freedom to choose what to learn
  • "Everyone has a job but they don't have to overwork themselves"
  • I would like my main job (going to school) to be like that, but it always seems like I'm always tired because of school things and other jobs?
  • "The games are about learning"
  • Their games are educational, not just about learning strategy like chess, but also virtues and vices.
  • "The big dogs still think it is important to work"
  • I don't really appreciate people who just sit there and allow everyone else to do all the work as they rule over them. People need to work on something wether they are 5 or 85 because if you don't have something to work towards or on then you become lazy.
  • "The families eat quickly and then sit and chat"
  • That is exactly how my family opperates.
  • "In their religion soul's are immortal and virtuous deeds are rewarded"
  • I believe that virtuous deeds should be rewarded.
  • "A life of pleasure is a real evil"
  • Disagree; life should be full of pleasure, if it isn't full of pleasure, then why live
  • "Happiness coms from virtue."
  • Being virtuous or good is very rewarding, whether it is tangible or not.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Utopia

  • "You should not enslave yourself to a king."
  • I agree with this because I think that enslavement is bad
  • "We create our thieves and the punish our own creation for what it is"
  • I disagree because if we didn't let them sit idle then they wouldn't become thieves, and alos because thieves are not just created out of idleness, they are created out of need.
  • "Nothing equals a man's life"
  • I very strongly agree with that because every human has their own potential to be great and nothing is equivalent to that
  • "Extreme justice is an extreme injury"
  • The punishment must fit the crime
  • "Our Judicial system summed up in one paragraph
  • I like our Judicial system, it's American
  • "He who throws the dice often will sometime sget lucky
  • The odds are in your favor that after enough times you will get the number you want, unless you're Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
  • "Spread the Wealth"
  • Agree and Disagree, it's nice ot have equality but the way it's described is socialism
  • "As long as money is the standard, nothing can be governed justly or happily"
  • Agree, and disagree people can be happy with the money they've got, but once it gets into the government then the entire country goes on freak out mode just like we are right now in this "recession"
  • "VIRTUE HATH IT'S DUE REWARDS"
  • I AGREE WITH THIS so much, I very much believe that if you have virtue, you will receive your correct rewards
  • "Don't let princes get to high and mighty and make you insolent"
  • In this case insolence is not bliss, insolence can get you killed, along with tyranny and acouple of other things that probably aren't good for your health. It's kindof a policy of mine to watch people and make sure they aren't getting to much power.