This book changed my lifeThe Goat writes, "Some books have made a huge impact on my life." It's true. It wasn't until the b3ta mods read the Flashman novels that we changed from mild-mannered computer operators into heavily-whiskered copulators, poltroons and all round bastards in a well-known cavalry regiment.
What books have changed the way you think, the way you live, or just gave you a rollicking good time?
Friendly hint: A bit of background rather than just a bunch of book titles would make your stories more readable
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chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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RadGYou're wrong on a couple of points. The British Isles include Ireland and the Isle of Man, neither of which is part of the UK. That's a small point.
The "tacit consent" model you voice when you say that we're free to leave is also a crock, not least because it's not clear where we should go. Have a look at Hume's essay "Of the Original Contract" - it's probably online somewhere. The analogy with the ship strikes me as being spot-on: when the only alternative is leaping into the water, staying on board doesn't really count as consent in any meaningful sense.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 21 May 2008, 15:46,
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