| Fred Smith on "Eco-Theology" |
 Fred Smith on "Eco-Theology"
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Apr. 15th, 2008 @ 08:43 am 
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 Last Thursday I heard Fred Smith, president and founder of the Competetive Enterprise Institute speak in Denver. He was a guest of the Independence Institute. His topic was "Eco-Theology". It was a pleasant evening, with a casual atmosphere. Here are my notes:
The automobile has given Americans a great deal of egalitarian freedom.
When the Iron Curtain fell in Eastern Europe, the first three things that people behind it wanted were: an apartment, a telephone, and a car.
The secular religion of Gaia now holds a privileged status with the U.S. government. Unfortunately, it is currently difficult to file a suit on the basis of "establishment of religion".
Impact formula: I = P * a * t
P=population, a=affluence, t=technology
Radical environmentalists want to minimize impact--a formula for death, poverty, and ignorance.
The old left is now the new green, and are attempting to implement ecological central planning.
Some companies are "subsidy suckers" who play along in order to receive special benefits.
Biodiversity corresponds to the religious story of Noah's ark.
Even the fall and expulsion from the garden is part of eco-theology--which bemoans the loss of that long-lost primeval state of innocence.
We recognize that making children wards of the state is the least favorable condition for them. Why do we feel that this is the only proper condition for endangered species?
Economic liberty empowers people.
Some corporations cooperate because "If we're not at the table, we'll be on the menu". I tell them that "feeding a crocodile your leg will not turn it into a vegetarian".
During the last 100 years government has stopped moving public land into private hands, but has promoted collective ownership.
We must support the "institutions of liberty". |
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