Such are commonly the thoughts of men that are not only without company, but also without care of anything, though even their thoughts are as busy as at other times, but without harmony, as the sound which a lute out of tune would yield to any man, or in tune, to one that could not play. And yet in this wild ranging of the mind, a man may oft-times perceive the way of it, and the dependence of one thought upon another… and all this in a moment of time, for thought is quick.
-Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, Chapter III Section 3
I found it rather amusing that, as I sifted through the mists which cover these digital lands, it appeared that resources were abundant, if not infinite. Competition for resources is negligible when resources are so easily required – indeed, they are being increased in quantity faster than they are depleted. Even the quality of resources grows as the technology backing them becomes more and more advanced, renewing capability with each generation. The lack of competition thus drives each individual to his own Natural Law, which he may follow vigorously, although there are still those who seek their own gain. Interestingly enough, I find this to not necessarily be rationally self-interested; their resources would be better spent claiming their own void than attempting to gain sovereignty over others.
#1 by John Locke on April 22, 2008 - 7:11 pm
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Awww, come on! Seriously? Have you even READ the Second Treatise?
You’re so wrong. I didn’t have to revise my theories for the internet, Tommy.