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[Harry Veeder <aa361@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Just a thought...but if a person wants to live forever it seems to me that
their "wants" become infinite.


On Sun, 14 Sep 1997, Hyman Blumenstock wrote:

> Can the earth be finite, but nevertheless, human wants are Infinite, as
> is the general consensus?  Or is the obfuscating phrase that "Human
> Wants Are Virtually Infinite" that is the basis and foundation of
> Doctrinaire Economic Philosophy, finally begin to be understood
> literally as "Human Wants Are Finite," (the very same meaning in fewer,
> less confusing words) and make a mockery of the rest of the following
> 800 pages of Economic Philosophy, which presumes Infinity?
>
> Hyman
>
> Paul Henry Rosenberg wrote:
> >
> > James R. Olson, jr. wrote:
> >
> > > At 10:02 AM 9/13/97 -0700, Paul Henry Rosenberg wrote:
> > > >Ric Holt, esteemed editor of pkt wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Pkters,
> > > >> It looks like every six months or so we have to go through a spat of
> > > flaming
> > > >> one another. Well, we had our day of it so let's end it.
> > > >
> > > >With all due respect, Ric, you have no idea what you're talking about.
> > > >Apparently you've never seen a real flame war, or possibly even a real
> > > >flame.  If so, I'm not sure if I envy your sheltered life or pity it.
> > > >
> > > >Now is the forgoing paragraph a flame?
> > >
> > > It's evidence of Rosenburg's incorrigibility.
> >
> > Why THANK YOU, James!  When it comes to setting the record straight, I
> > *AM* incorrigible, and damn proud of it!
> >
> > > Usenet is for rough play.  PKT is for discussion.
> >
> > Which is why I continue to point out that those who have attacked me are
> > doing so to avoid discussion of their absurd claims.  Over and over
> > again I've pointed out that the real issue here is the silly claim that
> > the Earth's resources aren't finite.
> >
> > Now that that foolish notion is safely behind us (knowck on wood), can
> > we please just get on with examining the importance of recognizing that
> > the Earth is finite?
> >
> > I'm also incorrigible when it comes to trying to make some progress.
> >
> > --
> > Paul Rosenberg
> > Reason and Democracy
> > rad@xxxxxxx
> >
> > "Let's put the information BACK into the information age!"
>