On Meet the Press (or as I call it, Be Depressed), Pastor Rick Warren talked about service, giving back to the community, and of course life. As he put it, there are millions of villages accross the globe where the only building is a church. I agree with almost all he had to say, except the concept of abortion being akin to genocide. The number he threw out was 47 million since Roe v Wade. If being spiritual means caring for life throughout the course of life, not just as a fetus, we need to understand the implications. How many of those 47 million would have been a ward of the state or federal government, either in prison or on some sort of assistance/welfare? Again, in a world of 4 billion, do we need 47 million more that were unwanted, even in the cases of rape? After Rick Warren, Bill Gates and his wife came on, talking about their foundation, and the good that has come from it. Cell phones can tell people when to take their meds, remind them of when meds are available for distribution (especially where there is no electricity to keep meds cold). Capitalism works. It brings innovation, and cures, and more. It also brings things like the Congo, where blood diamonds have now become blood gold and more. When the value of a mineral outstrips the value of human life, there's a problem. Everyone agreed that government needs to lead.
Started reading Super Freakonomics, the sequel to Freakenomics. So far it has explained that pre-marital sex is the reason why prostitution isn't more prevalent. Apparently, a hundred years ago, when people waited to have sex after marriage, prostitution was bigger. Still, prostitutes have a greater chance of having sex with a cop than get arrested by one.
Played 2 hours of soccer for the first time since the summer. Feels good but going to be sore.
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