/lit/ - Literature

>download Mobi Pocket Creator
>download whatever book in .pdf format
>use Mobi Pocket Creator to instantly convert it to a .prc file
>enjoy on your kindle

First, the State is both directly and indirectly responsible for a lot of the strife you see today - from poverty to crime. More favorable economic conditions would lessen the likelihood of any one individual or group of individuals being able to hold power over another.

Secondly, Anarchism will exist if and when people want it to exist. It's not just a case of blowing up the White House, but rather, a case of getting most people to stop recognizing the legitimacy of the State. I just don't see an internal transition back to a State happening when everybody just collectively decided that the State is a reprehensible institution.

>Calculus II
>Physics 101 (or whatever the firs Physics course is)
>Psychology
>Astronomy
>Music Appreciation

First year Physics/Math double major, Astronomy minor

>INTP
>R.A. Salvatore
>Sojourn

This is heavily influenced by the fact that, at this point in time, I'm going through a sort of personal fantasy Renaissance. At other points in time the author might have been Tolstoy, Camus, or any other number of individuals, and the book would be wildy different.

I like both Pipes and Cigars. A high quality tobacco is one of my favorite indulgences.

>>2564917

>I need a creator to relate the vast expanses of the universe to myself.

That's fair enough. I'm an Agnostic Atheist, and I'm enamored with the Universe. I think that Tyson explains one aspect of it quite well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU

I'll be heading off to College next year and would have a hard time transporting and storing any sizable collection of books.

Besides, most of the books I'm reading right now can be found online for free. I'll most certainly start a physical collection some time in the future when I have both the space and money necessary.

>>2553658

>not doing your homework for you though

It's not homework. I'm genuinely interested to know what you guys think. I was able to stir up some discussion on /pol/ earlier by posting some of Spooner's work in a few threads where it aptly applied, but /pol/ is inundated with race threads right now.

Takis Fotopoulos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takis_Fotopoulos

http://www.democracynature.org/vol3/fotopoulos_outline.htm

>>2508703

Perhaps she was only consenting to sex, and not to fertilization. For instance, maybe a condom broke. I would conjecture that most women considering abortions did not want to be impregnated in the first place.

As an analogy - If I keep my doors unlocked at night, although I am engaging in an activity that could allow an invader to enter my home, I am not consenting to an invader entering my home. If somebody does choose to enter my home, and they do not leave, I have the right to use whatever force necessary to get them out of my house**, including lethal force (especially if I feel my life is being threatened).

Along the same lines, if a woman who has sex without the intent of procreation becomes pregnant, she should have every right to remove the invader. A simple, "would you please leave," most likely will not suffice in the case of a fetus, and at that point, lethal force may be necessary, especially in cases where her well-being is threatened.

**not all States grant this right.

Whenever I have a long essay to write or need to sit down and really study, I usually enjoy a Pipe as well. It seems to help me both concentrate and add an air of calm to my endeavors.

Plus, I feel like Bertrand Russel, Tolkien, or Einstein, and my writing tends to become more thought out and eloquent.

Absurdism points out the seeming absurdity between the human tendency to look for meaning in life and the apparent meaninglessness the Universe offers in return.

Camus noted three possible responses to this absurdity.

1) Admitting you cannot cope with reality by fleeing into suicide.
2) Admitting you cannot cope with reality by fleeing into illusions/religion, committing "philosophical suicide."
3) Achieving true freedom by embracing the absurdity of the Universe and continuing on regardless (essentially saying, "Fuck you," to the Universe).

Camus noted that personal meaning can be found in the pursuit of the third option.