On 19/05/14 22:00, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Richard Hector <rich...@walnut.gen.nz> wrote: >> > I wouldn't call real estate a form of intellectual property; it's very >> > physical. Real, even. On the other hand, I would still treat it >> > differently from ordinary property, on the basis that it will continue >> > to exist essentially for ever, well beyond the lifetime of the current >> > owner. As such, I feel that while some form of 'ownership' is generally >> > ok, it should be considered more like custodianship - the current owner >> > shouldn't be free to drain it of all its resources, and leave nothing >> > for the next. > This is, in fact, a very Godly and Scriptural view. The earth is the > Lord's, and everything in it [1], and people are given the charge of > taking care of it and putting it to work [2].
Heh - it may be a view taken by the Godly and Scriptual, but I'm very much neither of those :-) I can accept God as a metaphor for nature, what has happened, etc etc and end up with similar views, but not as absolute fact. We seem to be even further off topic now - perhaps I should find and subscribe to that other list people keep talking about ... Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5379d81d.5080...@walnut.gen.nz
