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Tabi P. said: [ Regarding Observation on Trust in Society ]
I disagree. In some respects, especially with, "in a perfect world we would all be able to carry fire arms." What exactly would you be useing a fire arm for that would make its use responsible? Why would someone carry a shotgun or rifle consistently, for use responsibly? The responsible thing for that is to not carry it, to only take it hunting. Also, if everyone were carrying guns tension would be higher, accidents more frequent. In a perfect world there would be no need for firearms. In a perfect world there would be no need for articles like this...
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Shawn Olson said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]
I am sorry that the article bothered you. At the same time I would hope that you can garner a deeper layer of meaning. I am not saying that we would all be carrying weapons in a perfect world... I said we would be able to carry them without concern because of higher cultural standards. I certainly doubt that civilization will tend towards more weapon-carrying habits; on the contrary, I expect we will move away from violence.
The truth is that the perfect world will never exist because of our often conflicting emotions and instincts. But even though there is no perfect world... we can always learn from our world and try to mold it into something we think is better.
And.. you are correct in saying that there would never be a need for articles like this in a perfect world. And I am sure that there would be very little need for any kind of writing in a perfect world... since we would all already know everything.
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