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> Roy Schestowitz stated in post 2024730.fx5fSG56mA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 7/1/11
> 5:25 PM:
>
>>>>>>> Such "faith" is also very far from believing that there not only is some
>>>>>>> intelligent being who created the universe but then to place all sorts
>>>>>>> of beliefs on this being: all knowing, all understanding, all seeing,
>>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>> That is clearly myth and should not be taught in a science class. The
>>>>>>> fact there are those who debate against this in a "modern" society is
>>>>>>> pretty absurd - it is akin to teaching kids man never made it to the
>>>>>>> moon and that man cannot and is not changing the climate.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's profitable for some rich people to teach this.
>>>>>>
>>>>> And not just in finances.
>>>>>
>>>> Power <> finance <> power
>>>>
>>>> See how Gates uses his wealth to gain more power over schools and push an
>>>> agenda for his investments in dubious patents on food and life. 'Donating'
>>>> "access" to patents is not a donation, it is robbery followed by a sale of
>>>> the loot, just as MPAA/RIAA use DRM to take our rights away and then sell
>>>> these back to us, for a fee.
>>>>
>>> Why is donating access to something that would otherwise cost money not a
>>> donation? I am not saying such donations are always made with good reason
>>> and without a bad agenda, but I know I would appreciate it if someone
>>> donated software I wanted to me!
>>>
>> Bad analogy there.
>
> I did not make an analogy: the example here is someone getting something
> they would otherwise have to buy. The intentions might be bad, etc., but
> the fact is people are getting for free something that would otherwise cost
> them money.
>
>> Think along the lines of patenting seeds, putting these everywhere, and then
>> charging all farmers for seeds they used to make for free (from season to
>> season).
>
> That, of course, is wrong. But MS is not preventing anyone from using other
> software.
It does actually.
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