[extropy-chat] FWD (SK) Is libertarianism a faith position?

[Fred C. Moulton]

On Thu, 2006-02-09 at 20:05 +1100, Marc Geddes wrote: 
> > > Subject: [extropy-chat] FWD (SK) Is libertarianism
> > a faith position?
> > 
> You bet it is
> It fails for the same reason all cult ideologies fail:

It is so funny seeing the word "cult" used here.  The term "cult" has
not infrequently been used in reference to Extropians as a pejorative.
Libertarianism is no more a cult than is Extropianism.

> the prescriptions and 'reasoning' are based on
> assumptions that contradict empiricial reality.  The
> economic 'models' are pure idealizations that bear
> little or no resemblence to actual human nature.  

You might have come up with a general purpose put down for philosophical
or political movements.  In your comment the first word "It" refers to
Libertarianism.  Let us see how it reads if we put in Extropianism or
Conservatism or Socialism and even Libertarianism again. 

"Extropianism fails for the same reason all cult ideologies fail:
the prescriptions and 'reasoning' are based on assumptions that
contradict empiricial reality.  The economic 'models' are pure
idealizations that bear little or no resemblence to actual human
nature."

Good for a laugh.  

"Conservatism fails for the same reason all cult ideologies fail:
the prescriptions and 'reasoning' are based on assumptions that
contradict empiricial reality.  The economic 'models' are pure
idealizations that bear little or no resemblence to actual human
nature."

Good for another laugh.

"Socialism fails for the same reason all cult ideologies fail:
the prescriptions and 'reasoning' are based on assumptions that
contradict empiricial reality.  The economic 'models' are pure
idealizations that bear little or no resemblence to actual human
nature."

Good for yet another laugh.

"Libertarianism fails for the same reason all cult ideologies fail:
the prescriptions and 'reasoning' are based on assumptions that
contradict empiricial reality.  The economic 'models' are pure
idealizations that bear little or no resemblence to actual human
nature."

Good for a final laugh.

I do not know if you intended it or not but you were the catalyst for me
having a few good chuckles.  Thanks.

Fred