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>> But are all individuals capable of making informed decisions? Sometimes
>> governments need to apply laws and legislation in order to protect those who
>> incorrect judgements, hence safety seats so ill-informed parents dont risk
>> their child. So you think that there are many people who are so ill-informed as to not even
make decisions for the safety of their own families .. >> As far as I know the amount of babies beaten in the street is far less then the
>> number of children saved by baby seats. As far as I know I can solve world poverty and gain world peace if I am given your
house, your car, and conjugal rights to your 17-year old daughter. You may disagree of course - you presumably prefer your
compulsory-child-harness plan, and I prefer my getting-your-car-house-and-daughter
plan. Hmm, how can we solve this dilemma? Surely not by democratic means - those people who are not even capable of
making decisions for their own families are clearly incapable of making
decisions about other people's lives via the ballot box. Shall we hand all decisions over to the intellectual elites? The intellectual
elites could control our lives, and could decide amongst themselves who was
qualified to become an intellectual elite? I have a better idea: why don't we just agree not to try to control other
people's lives and be done with? I'll leave your children alone if you leave my children alone.
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