"Jim Henderson"  wrote in message news:52509f91@news.povray.org...

> It really seems there *are* a lot of selfish people here.  The really odd
> thing (to me, anyways) is that the most selfish claim to be following a
> guy allegedly from about 2,000 years ago who taught such things as caring
> for the sick and the poor.  That was, in fact, one of the core lessons
> taught.

When I got my driver's license, my father offered to buy me a car ...

if ...

if if if ...

I told him to keep it. I was becoming a man and didn't care to replace 
childhood with another form of subjugation. There are several reasons 
besides selfishness (I'd include fear of centralized authority here, but 
I've few sympathizers in this group) a person would reject involuntary 
shared responsibility, even if he _benefits_ financially.

On religion, Thomas Jefferson said, "It does me no injury for my neighbor to 
say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks 
my leg.” I don't want /my/ lifestyle choices to pick another man's my pocket 
or break his leg. I want them to remain /my/ lifestyle choices ... and for 
your choices to remain yours.

If you'd prefer the equivalent to obligatory speed limits for diet, 
recreation, and sexuality, then continue to oblige others with the 
consequences of those choices. I'll forever object, but not out of greed.

-Shay

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