Freethought & Rationalism Archive

KC · 04-28-2003, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Consider an era in the past. Before good communication technology, when there were no guns to empower the weaker man, when there was little or no law as we know it.

Now consider a man such as Mike Tyson. Now give him a razor sharp 2 foot long knife. Forget the platitudes, find me a man in the community with the abilty to confront him. Plain and simple.

The bartender who poisons his drink.

KC

nogods4me · 04-28-2003, 11:06 AM

a) a man with a club who knows where he sleeps
b) a man with a sling
c) a man with a bow and arrow
d) a man who can rally other men to work together
e) a man with an 8 foot spear

KC · 04-28-2003, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by nogods4me
a) a man with a club who knows where he sleeps
b) a man with a sling
c) a man with a bow and arrow
d) a man who can rally other men to work together
e) a man with an 8 foot spear

Or any man smarter than a box of hammers.

KC

pz · 04-28-2003, 11:19 AM

The woman he raped who now cooks his food.

The woman he raped who sleeps next to him.

The two brothers of the woman he raped who throw spears at his back.

The rest of his tribe, who are tired of his bullying, and throw him off a cliff while he is sick and helpless from the rotten meat he was fed by the woman he raped who now cooks his food.

GunnerJ · 04-28-2003, 12:27 PM

Furthermore, I fail to see how the advent of the firearm to "empower the weaker man" really solves anything. If we are to believe the quoted poster's logic, the totem of power would just shift to the guys with the best aim and the most powerful guns, instead of the strongest guys with the sharpest swords.

Happy Wonderer · 04-28-2003, 12:45 PM

I'm not a very large person and was an even smaller, weaker kid. Yet I bet the stuffing out of the neighborhood bully. He made the mistake of picking on a friend of mine while standing too close to a cliff. He was focused on beating up my friend and never even saw me coming...

The point here is that group behavior is how the weak overcome the strong.

hw

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ · 04-28-2003, 01:11 PM

And, of course, there are the psycho martyrs who dislike assholes like that and would gladly die to rid others of him.

And if this guy was fairly dumb...

punta · 04-28-2003, 09:14 PM

...strap this bomb on and start walking? Fly this plane into that building?

Don't know if all psycho martyrs are dumb, so.

Azathoth · 04-28-2003, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Happy Wonderer
I'm not a very large person and was an even smaller, weaker kid. Yet I bet the stuffing out of the neighborhood bully. He made the mistake of picking on a friend of mine while standing too close to a cliff. He was focused on beating up my friend and never even saw me coming...

The point here is that group behavior is how the weak overcome the strong.

hw

Or the bully in question could be betrayed by someone who he trusts at a critical moment.

During a hunt,perhaps.Maybe by something as small as being left in a disadvantageous situation,where his friend purposely doesn't distract the charging Mammoth,or spear the Bear as he attacks.

Deception is another factor that can even things out.

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ · 04-28-2003, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by punta
...strap this bomb on and start walking? Fly this plane into that building?

Don't know if all psycho martyrs are dumb, so.

I meant the guy with the two foot knife being dumb. Eeep.

04-28-2003, 09:14 PM	#8
punta Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Can-a-duh! Posts: 148	And if this guy was fairly dumb... ...strap this bomb on and start walking? Fly this plane into that building? Don't know if all psycho martyrs are dumb, so.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

04-28-2003, 11:06 AM	#2
nogods4me Contributor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Posts: 17,432	a) a man with a club who knows where he sleeps b) a man with a sling c) a man with a bow and arrow d) a man who can rally other men to work together e) a man with an 8 foot spear

04-28-2003, 11:19 AM	#4
pz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Morris, MN Posts: 3,341	The woman he raped who now cooks his food. The woman he raped who sleeps next to him. The two brothers of the woman he raped who throw spears at his back. The rest of his tribe, who are tired of his bullying, and throw him off a cliff while he is sick and helpless from the rotten meat he was fed by the woman he raped who now cooks his food.

04-28-2003, 12:27 PM	#5
GunnerJ Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: a place where i can list whatever location i want Posts: 4,871	Furthermore, I fail to see how the advent of the firearm to "empower the weaker man" really solves anything. If we are to believe the quoted poster's logic, the totem of power would just shift to the guys with the best aim and the most powerful guns, instead of the strongest guys with the sharpest swords.

04-28-2003, 12:45 PM	#6
Happy Wonderer Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Washington, the least religious state Posts: 5,334	I'm not a very large person and was an even smaller, weaker kid. Yet I bet the stuffing out of the neighborhood bully. He made the mistake of picking on a friend of mine while standing too close to a cliff. He was focused on beating up my friend and never even saw me coming... The point here is that group behavior is how the weak overcome the strong. hw

04-28-2003, 01:11 PM	#7
Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Heaven Posts: 6,980	And, of course, there are the psycho martyrs who dislike assholes like that and would gladly die to rid others of him. And if this guy was fairly dumb...

Freethought & Rationalism Archive

The archives are read only.