I wouldn't call you cynical, but I'm not convinced by this argument, as it is those with power that are at the vanguard of the tax avoidance and evasion industry. Taxes and laws are necessary to provide order and security, the foundation from which we can proceed. Taxes can also provide certain...
No, they didn't. There weren't scientists until the rise of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This happened largely through the rise of the inductive method, and the communication of experiments through scientific journals. You might recognise that the rise of science postdated...
Yes. Very good. There's a pretty good correlation between the quality of posters and their propensity to use that winking emoticon.
You use an argument that those who are paid to say things will do so in their own interest. Could you identify all those previous posts you've made, where you've...
I agree with the thrust of your point, but you've repeated (or are repeating what Winston said) the way in which climate change is usually characterised, which is as a far off, distant threat. It's with us now, and this moment is as good as any to invoke this point. So, thousands have already...