Group: humanities.philosophy.objectivism
From: Ray
Date: Saturday, April 05, 2008 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Lights Out

"David Buchner" wrote in message
news:1iexb2o.fms9cgaixyo2N%buchner@wcta.net...
> Mark Sieving wrote:
>
>> That wasn't really the idea, you know. It was just a symbolic gesture
>> to dramatize the desirability of not wasting energy. Are you in favor
>> of waste?
>
> Sitting in the dark is not simply, not-wasting energy. The dramatization
> here, I'm convinced, is of the desireability of not *using* energy.
>

Exactly! That's the *dark* (pun) motive behind the EcoNazis.

> Am I in favor of waste? Sure -- why not? If you're paying for it, it's
> none of my business.

America could not have become rich by wasting energy.

Celebrate light!
Ray of Light