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Mitigate what, the value of your savings from being debased through money printing? I'll assume that's your question in this response. Unfortunately there isn't a straight-forward …

You're correct that if someone has to store a physical item (like a car), there are costs related to storage. In the case of 21st century currency, however, almost none of your mon…

Why down votes? At least explain why you're down voting.

Congested streets are the result of them being managed by the government, they aren't caused by poor road design. All roads should be privatized, and consumers should pay for them …

You make a really good point and have caused me to think about this more deeply! I think to answer the question I need to start by researching why Christians stopped being animated…

My beliefs were definitely influenced by Sam Harris' writing (on religion anyhow, not a fan of his views on statism and torture). You're right that other religions have similarly v…

Ha, there's at least one person who doesn't hate me! I'm not claiming that I perfectly understand reality (who does?), but I am claiming that religious texts (and the people who wr…

I think you're right, violence against Muslims does not cause Muslims to question their religious beliefs, it hardens them.

I encourage you to read the actual text of the Quran, there are ample quotes that advocate violence against infidels and martyrdom, even if there are some quotes that contradict th…

The root cause of most Muslim violence is that most Muslims actually believe the claims that the Quran makes about reality. Here is a sample of such quotes directly from the Quran:…