Miscellaneous Thoughts Part 2

• A loaded gun laying on a table does not hurt anybody. Only when somebody fires it at someone does it hurt somebody.
• Mankind has the capability for good and evil. A person chooses what path to take.
• Nature (the universe) is indifferent to mankind.
• Dictators only respect military strength.
• If a minority in a majority act in a certain way, outsiders who do not understand the majority will have a tendency to think all people belonging to that group are like the minority if the majority does not speak up against the minority to contradict the belief.
• National security should always trump business.
• Life is too complex for guarantees.
• Abortion hurts the social security system. Babies are potentially future workers who would pay into the system. If abortion is out-of-control the population does not replenish itself and eventually social security will go eventually bankrupt. It's already happening because people are living longer and having less kids.
• Judges are umpires. They should not make the law. They only decide if the law is being upheld or not.
• Any system or organization that gets too big tends to get corrupted and ignores the individual parts.