Knowledge is simply a manefestation of the mind. And the mind simply a manifestation of the body. With a single datum you know nothing. Collect them and you still know nothing, but now you have data. Organize

I can appreciate that position. In the US our constitution was originally penned to institute a Federation of States with power vested locally first. In fact, the only power given to the Federal government

I think you are misinformed. The statistics and data clearly show that gun violence is UNCHANGED since the gun ban in your country.

Why do you wish to enslave individuals? I ask that question because, that is the only reason I can fathom for a position that advocates individuals giving up their sovereignty to the collective. Do you

I applaud your effort. But the Borg will not be placated by reason. Crash them emotionally... i.e. - "guns erase fear", "guns make us feel safe", "guns bring harmony to society

Just so you know... In the US you DON'T have a right to safety. You DO have a right to a gun. The idea being that, as an individual, with a gun, you are best able to make decisions that maximize your safety.

Why should individual people not own guns?

You sounded reasonable in the beginning...now, you are beginning to sound like a propaganda bot that isn't able to directly engage in a reasonable conversation. First off...if you aren't from the US, then

We have universal background checks now for any new gun purchase. Other limiting factors are in place on a state-by-state basis. Bad people still get them. If you are advocating for a more-stringent system

You are missing one little nugget of information in your mental reasoning...the availability of guns for self protection actually, on-the-whole, reduces the number of shootings and other severe violence.

I've asked this same question in the comments of other posts. I've never gotten a response. I'm glad someone else is asking this question!

Just a thought for all... What happens (or has it already) when AI gets good enough to produce completely original content that no one can tell it is not a person? What does that do to the entire Steemit

Price is driven by familiarity and emotion. The coin may be technically better than Bitcoin, but the factors that drive price are nearly impossible to predict. Spread your value across many coins and hedge.

Beautifully written review of an obviously thought-provoking book. I will be reading this book soon. A few thoughts that may (or may not) be applicable to some of the concepts you describe from the book...