| User | DavidHirt |
| Topic | Historic Individuals |
| Message | Why do we believe historical figures incapable of certain actions? Because we as an individual are incapable of doing the same? Why do we believe that a historical person had to do something? Because we ourselves would do it? That completely destroys individuality. |
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| User | abuzzbuzz92 | 2006-08-17 | |
| Subject | untitled |
| Message | Odd debate. |
| User | joeyalphabet | 2006-08-17 | |
| Subject | untitled |
| Message | Why is this even a question? Given a certain set of circumstances, even the best of us can commit unspeakable evil and the most evil person can do good. History is a matter of record: Washington and Jefferson both owned slaves; Columbus wrote that the natives of the Americas were less than human and would only be good for slaves. The United States government worked with Nazi scientists to develop rocket technology.
History is what it is. Get over it… |
| User | Blue Monk | 2006-08-16 | |
| Subject | untitled |
| Message | Who are "we" in these messages? We may believe not as the question poses. We may not be capable of cogitation upon such questions which lead their own answers which look like another question. I’m getting a headache. |
| User | DavidHirt | 2006-08-07 | |
| Subject | untitled |
| Message | Why does one book about one person hold the truth while another is shunned because it is one book. Why do we believe everything a poet says, when it’s just one person, and not doubt them? Because they are alive? |