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majevska replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 6:19 PM

Hopefully my non y/n answers aren't to annoying/unclear.

  • Anarchism: to a large extent
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: No
  • ABCT: mostly
  • Corporations: yeah sure why not
  • Death penalty: to some extent
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: not quite
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% FRB: not necessarily
  • Worldwide policy of strangling all girl-babies to death at birth: Yes

 

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JonBostwick replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 8:06 PM
  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Yes
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes
  • Death penalty:
  • Abortion: No
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: Yes
  • 100% FRB: Yes

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    Nielsio replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 8:09 PM

    Tyrannicidal Epicurean:

    • Voluntaryism: Yes
    • Coercion: No

     

    Scientific method: Yes [1]

    [1] -> Theological Noncognitivism: Yes -> God: No

    [1] -> Praxeology: Yes

    Moral agency theory: Yes -> Abortion: Yes

    Homesteading/First appropriation principles: Yes -> Negative rights: Yes [2], Positive rights: No

    [2] -> Anarchism: Yes

    [2] -> Punishment doctrine: No -> Prison sentences: No, Voluntary debt work-camps: Yes, Voluntary rehabilitation: Yes, Exile: Yes, Death sentence in case of no more voluntary funds or participants to restrain: Yes

    [2] -> Free market money and banking: Yes

    http://www.vforvoluntary.com/

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    Esuric replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 8:19 PM
    • Anarchism: Yes
    • Praxeology: Yes
    • Natural rights: Yes
    • ABCT: Yes
    • Corporations: Yes (what does this mean exactly?)
    • Death penalty: No
    • Abortion: No
    • Democracy: Maybe
    • Objectivism: Yes
    • Psycological egoism: Yes
    • Ethical egoism: Yes
    • 100% FRB: Yes
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    Praetyre replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 9:07 PM
    • Anarchism: No (Though, that term actually has multiple meanings to me, none of which I am an adherent of)
    • Praxeology: Yes
    • Natural rights: Yes
    • ABCT: Yes
    • Corporations: Yes (Like any other business, they should not receive government benefits, but incorporated for-profit entities with LL contracts is fine)
    • Death penalty: Undecided
    • Abortion: No
    • Democracy: No (Kind of vague, though. I think a democratic method of electing leaders of a minarchy could work, but total democracy would be a hell)
    • Objectivism: Yes
    • Psychological egoism: Mostly
    • Ethical egoism: Mildly
    • 100% FRB: What do you mean?
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    Zavoi replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 9:22 PM
  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: (Haven't read enough to be sure)
  • Natural rights: Yes
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes
  • Death penalty: Yes
  • Abortion: Yes (although I may be convinced otherwise)
  • Democracy: Yes (voluntarily)
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psychological egoism: No (Again, may be convinced)
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% FRB: No

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    Wilmot of Rochester replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 9:25 PM

    • Anarchism: Yes
    • Praxeology: No
    • Natural rights: No
    • ABCT: Somewhat
    • Corporations: Yes
    • Death penalty: Yes
    • Abortion: Yes 
    • Democracy: No
    • Objectivism: No
    • Psycological egoism: Yes
    • Ethical egoism: No
    • 100% FRB: No, Fractional Reserve Banking

    existence is elsewhere

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    Jon Irenicus replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 9:59 PM
    • Anarchism: Yes
    • Praxeology: Yes
    • Natural rights: Ambivalent (prefer negative demonstrations/epistemological approaches)
    • ABCT: Yes
    • Corporations: Indifferent
    • Death penalty: No 
    • Abortion: Yes 
    • Democracy: No
    • Objectivism: Post-objectivist
    • Psycological egoism: Yes
    • Ethical egoism: Yes
    • 100% FRB: No

    To darkness I condemn you...

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    Conza88 replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 10:16 PM

    Just thought it was worth pointing out... this is a trolls wet dream. Make of it what you will. lol

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    JackSkylark replied on Sat, Jul 11 2009 11:36 PM
    • Anarchism: Yes
    • Praxeology: Yes
    • Natural rights: Yes
    • ABCT: Yes
    • Corporations: Yes
    • Death penalty: Yes
    • Abortion: No
    • Democracy: No
    • Objectivism: in some ways, but not all.
    • Psychological egoism: Yes
    • Ethical egoism: No
    • 100% FRB: No (at least not coercively)
    • Religion: Christianity

    I inserted religion since others have done the same.

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    Spideynw replied on Sun, Jul 12 2009 12:03 AM
  • Anarchism: No
  • Government without consent of the governed: No
  • Taxation without representation: No
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: No
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: Yes and No
  • Death penalty: No
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: 100% democracy, yes
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: No
  • 100% Reserve Banking: Yes

    • At most, 5% of the population would need to stop complying to bring down the government.

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    Laughing Man replied on Sun, Jul 12 2009 1:43 AM
  • Anarchism: Yes
  • Praxeology: Yes
  • Natural rights: Yes (But without the creator/divine mentality which disproves natural rights)
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: N/A (Ambiguous)
  • Death penalty: Only in restraining an individual
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes
  • Ethical egoism: Yes
  • 100% FRB: Yes

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    nazgulnarsil replied on Sun, Jul 12 2009 2:23 AM

    * Anarchism: Yes

    * Praxeology: Yes

    * Natural rights: No

    * ABCT: Yes

    * Corporations: Yes

    * Death penalty: Only under contract.  People who refuse contracts in a free society could just be kept out of civilized areas.

    * Abortion: Yes

    * Democracy: voluntary democracies would be fine as long as they leave me alone

    * Objectivism: No

    * Psycological egoism: Yes

    * Ethical egoism: Yes

    * 100% reserves: voluntary FRB (no legal tender laws)

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    Solomon replied on Sun, Jul 12 2009 2:42 AM
    • Anarchism: yes
    • Praxeology: yes
    • Natural rights: no
    • ABCT: yes
    • Corporations: yes (in general)
    • Death penalty: indifferent
    • Abortion: indifferent
    • Democracy: no
    • Objectivism: no
    • Psycological egoism: yes
    • Ethical egoism: I would not describe the egoism that I espouse as "ethical"
    • 100% FRB: yes (in general)

    Diminishing Marginal Utility - IT'S THE LAW!

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    Pablo replied on Sun, Jul 12 2009 3:37 AM

    Spideynw:

  • Government with consent of all the governed: Yes
  • Taxation only with actual representation: Yes

    • VoluntaryGov.com- I haven't updated it in a while, but go ahead and check it out.

     

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    Physiocrat replied on Mon, Jul 13 2009 4:10 AM
    • Anarchism: Yes
    • Praxeology: Yes
    • Natural rights: Only in a theistic context
    • ABCT: Yes
    • Corporations: Yes, but not supporting a lot of ones in existence
    • Death penalty: Yes
    • Abortion: No, evictionism yes
    • Democracy: No
    • Objectivism: No
    • Psycological egoism: Sort of
    • Ethical egoism: No
    • 100% FRB: Yes, and the prohibition of borrowing short and lending long
    • Slave contracts: Yes
    • Religion- Christian

    The atoms tell the atoms so, for I never was or will but atoms forevermore be.

    Yours sincerely,

    Physiocrat

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    Fried Egg replied on Mon, Jul 13 2009 4:42 AM
    • Anarchism: no (minachist)
    • Praxeology: Yes (although not necessary to the exclusion of any other methodolgoical approach)
    • Natural rights: Unsure.
    • ABCT: Yes (although again not necessary to the exclusion of any other explanatory theory)
    • Corporations: No.
    • Death penalty: Unsure.
    • Abortion: Yes.
    • Democracy: Yes.
    • Objectivism: No.
    • Psycological egoism: Yes.
    • Ethical egoism: No. (the above renders this moot).
    • 100% FRB: No (I favour free banking).
    • Slave contracts: No.
    • Religion: Athiest
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    banned replied on Mon, Jul 13 2009 7:31 AM
  • Anarchism: Y
  • Praxeology: Y
  • Natural rights: N
  • ABCT: Y
  • Corporations: depends what is meant
  • Death penalty: depends what is meant
  • Abortion: depends what is meant
  • Democracy: N
  • Objectivism: N
  • Psycological egoism: somewhat
  • Ethical egoism: N
  • 100% FRB: N
  • Slave contracts: N

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    Brainpolice replied on Mon, Jul 13 2009 10:19 AM
  • Anarchism: Yes, but some interpretations of anarcho-capitalism reduce to minarchism at best, and many contemporary anarcho-communists aren't  really anarchists either (anarcho-balance ftw)
  • Praxeology: Yes, but not the psychologism that some derive from it
  • Natural rights: Yes, but not based on traditional tautological/circular libertarian arguments 
  • ABCT: Yes
  • Corporations: No
  • Death penalty: No
  • Abortion: Yes
  • Democracy: No
  • Objectivism: No
  • Psycological egoism: Yes, but not pessemistic versions 
  • Ethical egoism: Yes, but not Rand's version 
  • 100% FRB: Not preferable, only if not fraudulent
  • Slave contracts: No, Walter Block is simply wrong 
  • Religion: Athiest, of theological noncognitivist variety

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    Spideynw replied on Mon, Jul 13 2009 10:57 AM

    ivanfoofoo:
    Corporations: No

    I wanted to change my answer to No on corporations.

    At most, 5% of the population would need to stop complying to bring down the government.

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