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In a way, we've already reached "Peak Oil". Per capita oil production plateaued in 1973 and peaked in 1979. Demand in some countries, like China is increasing wildly. If each Chinese citizen consumed the amount of Oil as each American, then China alone would consume all of the current production...

Actually, that reply was to this from russ_watters. I must be more careful. But yes, morality isn't concerned with animal behavior or inanimate objects. It is only concerned with human action. Which is why I can't see that it is "universal". Thats why I believe that it is a human...

You guys are too fast for me. I'm goofing off of work and before I can post a reply to the last response, another one is already out there. I can concede this. But even so, I think a lot of it remains subjective. Morality is determined by a society, or even a community, if you will. Often...

Is it a universal absolute that a car is used to go from point a to point b? I suppose you could use a car as a planter for an herb garden. Morality is a tool like any other. Society, as its wielder has evolving needs. Those needs are what set the "worth" of a moral law and that changes over...

It was debated, but even today, it is largely justified. You won't find a lot of WWII buffs claiming that the A-Bombs should not have been dropped. The idea that the killing of thousands of civilians to save even one American soldier often justifies what might normally be considered...

One must view the concept of "morality" for what it is...a human concept invented by humanity. It is not a natural law that we somehow discover. As with any human invention, morality serves a purpose. That purpose has primarily been as a tool to aid in the smooth functioning of an ordered...

So far, only one war has been considered. Only WWII and Hitler have been considered and incidentally, it is one of the rare instances where a "bad guy" can clearly be indentified in the history of war. In this case, few people would argue that "the good guys" won or at least that the worse of...

many thanks again thanks for the help, Robert

Thank you...Yes, it was from Train A that I was thinking. Now, for the full force of my ignorance. "u" represents what? And which velocity does "v'" and "v" represent? Thanks again, Robert

here is a crude diagram of my question see attachment

not sure if this is the right place to post this question. If not, please forgive me. I have no training in physics so this may seem like a silly question and I'm sure a similar if not identical analogy exists. But here goes. Train A is traveling at 60% the speed of light going East. Train...