http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/04/18/and-now-a-bit-of-humor/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:43:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/04/18/and-now-a-bit-of-humor/#comment-1547 kevin_carson Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:19:37 +0000 http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/04/18/and-now-a-bit-of-humor/#comment-1547 It's interesting he dismisses the whole idea of enjoying one's food as irrelevant, so long as it serves its only important function: providing calories. Some people actually view life as something to be enjoyed. Taking things to their logical conclusion, he might argue that we could metabolize glucose and exhale CO2 just as well in a persistent vegetative state. It’s interesting he dismisses the whole idea of enjoying one’s food as irrelevant, so long as it serves its only important function: providing calories. Some people actually view life as something to be enjoyed. Taking things to their logical conclusion, he might argue that we could metabolize glucose and exhale CO2 just as well in a persistent vegetative state.

]]> http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/04/18/and-now-a-bit-of-humor/#comment-1464 TGGP Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:18:05 +0000 http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/04/18/and-now-a-bit-of-humor/#comment-1464 I'm glad he's focusing on the <a href="http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2005/06/give_me_your_ti.html" rel="nofollow">largest recipients of money from the welfare state</a> (the elderly) rather than those usually pointed out (the poor). I’m glad he’s focusing on the largest recipients of money from the welfare state (the elderly) rather than those usually pointed out (the poor).

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