On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:08 PM, Richard Hector <rich...@walnut.gen.nz> wrote: > 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 :-)
All I'm saying is, you happen to be broadly in agreement with God in those views you expressed :) You might not believe in Him, but you happen to be thinking along the same lines. You're right that this is pretty OT. But I've been lurking here for a few days, and a lot of the chatter has been OT. Doesn't mean it isn't of interest or even useful, of course :) but it has been only tangentially Debianish. ChrisA -- 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/captjjmqyc4i4hw4v8w+yabeva3gvzo4-vuv28bz_9ay5_xq...@mail.gmail.com
