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RE: religion/culture/politics
September 17, 2009 at 6:39 pm
(September 17, 2009 at 6:25 pm)Saerules Wrote: Meritocracy: ability in control. Smile I can't tell you how much happier I would be... to be flown in a plane with a 100% chance of an ace pilot... rather than to be flown in a plane with no idea how skilled the pilot is Smile (edit: esp. if my pilot was voted in because of how he looks, and what he believes... esp. if that was in life after death Confused)

Ahhh, but then isn't a meritocracy just control by the test makers? Look back in history when "literacy" tests were used to prevent black people from voting.

How do you measure political ability anyway? SAT scores? I've known plenty of intelligent people who FAIL hard at life due to a lack of connection to the real world. We could use MMPI scores but a smart person could research how to answer to get a high score. WOW duels? yeah that would be awesome!

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religion/culture/politics - by trebor777 - September 16, 2009 at 8:36 am
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Eilonnwy - September 16, 2009 at 9:35 am
RE: religion/culture/politics - by trebor777 - September 17, 2009 at 8:51 am
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Retorth - September 16, 2009 at 10:20 am
RE: religion/culture/politics - by fr0d0 - September 16, 2009 at 2:28 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by dry land fish - September 16, 2009 at 11:05 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by fr0d0 - September 17, 2009 at 2:06 am
RE: religion/culture/politics - by dry land fish - September 17, 2009 at 4:24 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Eilonnwy - September 17, 2009 at 8:25 am
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Meatball - September 17, 2009 at 6:01 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Violet - September 17, 2009 at 6:05 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Meatball - September 17, 2009 at 6:16 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by dry land fish - September 17, 2009 at 6:57 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Meatball - September 17, 2009 at 6:59 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Eilonnwy - September 17, 2009 at 11:04 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Rhizomorph13 - September 17, 2009 at 6:13 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Violet - September 17, 2009 at 6:16 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Meatball - September 17, 2009 at 6:20 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Violet - September 17, 2009 at 6:25 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Rhizomorph13 - September 17, 2009 at 6:39 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Violet - September 17, 2009 at 11:41 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by fr0d0 - September 17, 2009 at 6:34 pm
RE: religion/culture/politics - by theVOID - September 18, 2009 at 1:13 am
RE: religion/culture/politics - by Violet - September 18, 2009 at 1:31 am

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