[KKK]

As I would have replied to Milton Friedman, "Never, if you don't start looking."

His career was built on getting people to be cynical and to respect greed.

Friedman believed in harnessing human nature.

Religion believes in restraining human nature.

Capitalist rewards himself for being human.

Religious person punishes everybody else for it.

Integrating these functions we have the following result:

Capitalism = most are rewarded.

Religion = most are punished.

[DanDaMan]

Religion believes in restraining human nature.
Capitalist rewards himself for being human.
Religious person punishes everybody else for it.
Integrating these functions we have the following result:
Capitalism = most are rewarded.
Religion = most are punished.

Then The deceleration of independence and the position that only a creator is capable of granting one inalienable rights is wrong.
Bur wait... how can that be if America was the freest of any nation and allowed you t0 practice your own religion!!!
And America was capitalist too!

No.
I think had there been no religion there would have never been a freer country than America.
Washington would have declared himself king and we would be ruled under a monarchy.

[QatzelOk]

Friedman believed in harnessing human nature.

Religion believes in restraining human nature.

First of all, "religion" doesn't believe in anything. Only humans "believe in" something.

Secondly, the list you provided demonstrates that YOU believe in capitalism. You provide a list of impossible-to-prove "facts" that you claim are true just because you believe in them.

Thirdly, human nature isn't capitalism. Capitalism is what humanity is stuck with if it lets the bullies run everything.

[Zerogouki]

I think had there been no religion... Washington would have declared himself king and we would be ruled under a monarchy.

Wrong. The Founding Fathers' political beliefs were not rooted in religion.

[KKK]

Thirdly, human nature isn't capitalism. Capitalism is what humanity is stuck with if it lets the bullies run everything.

actually this is true.

but capitalism comes closer to human nature than communism, socialism or religion.

there are some elements of human nature like compassion which are absent in capitalism. capitalism is thus not perfect. not to worry Qatz i have developed a perfect system already. read about it here:

http://www.diy-av.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=240

[QatzelOk]

capitalism comes closer to human nature than communism, socialism or religion

This is true when you look at the biblical stories, when you watch Spiderman or other superhero shows, or if you look at the crime and immorality in commercial movies.

The Hobbesian "reality" that has been sold to us has been created by the people who sell Leviathons.