Stephen Martin Fritz

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Physicists, doesn't the Law of the Conservation of Mass prevent time-travel?

If the Law of the Conservation of Mass is correct, than additional mass cannot simply be added to the universe at any random time without it having to lose an equivalent amount of mass (or energy)...

12 May 2021 10,092 7 View

In order to improve the quality of our political leadership in a democracy, should we consider improving the quality of those allowed to vote?

We don't let anyone be a doctor just because they are a citizen. We don’t allow teachers in a school to choose who will be their principal; and we don’t allow parents to choose who will be their...

16 March 2020 5,043 19 View

What are the potential positive effects of global warming for mankind and other species?

The popular attitude toward global warming has been overwhelmingly negative. But a case can be made that the long term result of global warming may be "positive" for mankind. For example, large...

30 January 2020 1,331 4 View

Politics is clearly the most public of the many forums where moral debates take shape.

What do you believe is the underlying and defining moral outlook of all "liberals" or all "conservatives" of whatever nation they find themselves in, and whatever time-period?

01 January 1970 1,578 2 View

The Mexican-American War of 1848 - Did it go too far, or not far enough?

Which option is most moral? The long term consequences of the Mexican-American War of 1848 was the annexation of the northern half of Mexico. This (formerly Mexican) land became the states of...

01 January 1970 3,101 2 View

Educated & Uneducated

If I told you that Joe was an educated person, but Bill was uneducated. What would you imagine that Joe knew, and what would you think Bill didn't know?

01 January 1970 8,843 1 View

Is it your responsibility to make yourself "equal" to others, or is that the government's job?

Aristotle, in his book titled Politics, notes that one of the weak points in a democracy is that because people are considered "politically equal" they imagine they should be equal to everyone...

01 January 1970 8,153 6 View

Climates of the Future

I am unclear on exactly what we are supposed to be afraid of, if the average temperature of our climate were to increase by 2 degrees C. What is it that we imagine will happen when this occurs,...

01 January 1970 7,732 11 View

Do you think the primary role of schooling has become human domestication?

Do you think the primary role of schooling has become human domestication? There is a line of reasoning that says schooling is no longer designed to teach any particular thing. Schooling (now...

01 January 1970 2,641 1 View

America's current immigration situation may actually the best we can hope for?

The current immigration system actually goes a long way to addressing both liberal and conservative concerns. For the liberal, thousands of people cross the southern border and gain access to...

01 January 1970 7,929 16 View