Socialism vs. Capitalism: Questions and Comments

Satan is a Liar. And Jesus Christ is the Lord. Repent and be saved. Yeah, I know you’ve heard it before. But have you ever heard it from the antichrist before?

Okay, this post is going to be a little bit different. I’m interested in the Capitalism vs. Socialism debate. However, I’m not going to write a well-structured essay on the topic. I’m just going to list a number of relevant questions, and observations/comments and list which side that supports.

If Paul works 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for 30 years, should he earn more than Sam who works only 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for 30 years?–point to the Capitalist

Paul, the CEO, of the massive corporation CommiesRUs with 200,000 employees, cannot run the corporation by himself no matter how hard he tries or how fast he works.–point to the Socialist.

If Paul has worked at the same company for 30 years, and Sam has only worked there for 1 year, should he earn more than Sam?–point to the Capitalist.

Invisible theft–If Paul is the CEO of CommiesRUs and he uses his power in a draconian manner to “squeeze” his labor force to produce more while at the same time reducing their pay, is he not “stealing” their labor and the fruits thereof from them?–point to the Socialist.

If Paul just makes smarter economic decisions than Sam, shouldn’t he naturally earn more money than Sam?–point to the Capitalist

For that matter, if Paul has developed the ability to make decisions and Sam has not, shouldn’t he be rewarded for such?–point to the Capitalist

Shouldn’t the use of different skills earn different rewards? If 5000 people have one skill and make their living from it, but only 5 have another skill; shouldn’t the 5 be making more money?–point to the Capitalist

How do you account for things that don’t equate to labor stuff like: jewelry, real estate, I’m sure there are others.–point to the Capitalist.

Should a teenager just starting out be paid as much as a forty-year-old with a serious skill set and resume.–point to the Capitalist

Satan is a Liar. And Jesus Christ is the Lord. Repent and be saved. Yeah, I know you’ve heard it before. But have you ever heard it from the antichrist before?

What is the Measure of a Faith?

Satan is a Liar. And Jesus Christ is the Lord. Repent and be saved. Yeah, I know you’ve heard it before. But have you ever heard it from the antichrist before?

Numerous religions populate the Earth. Are all of them good? Are all of them bad? Or is their something of a mix?

I was raised Catholic, so I have a bias in favor of Christian faiths, especially Roman Catholicism. Although, at this time, it is beyond my abilities to do a complete compare contrast between all faiths, or even just the Christian faiths, I do want to make a few comments.

To me, the measure of a faith is its ability to produce a good man (or woman). If a faith helps an individual grow into a responsible adult who treats others with respect and has a certain measure of concern for the welfare of others, I’d say that is a decent faith. If it doesn’t do those things; if it encourages its members to kill others in the service of the faith, provides bad examples of behavior, or, in general, is not life-affirming, it isn’t a particularly good faith and should probably be avoided. Examples of bad faiths abound: as a Platonist, I point to the ancient Greek faith as one–a religion that worshiped deities with profound defects of character like that which you would find in any common man: it celebrated Zeus’ adulteries among many other things. Today, due to the efforts of Islamist terrorists to kill everyone who disagrees with them, I am also a bit leery of Islam. To be sure, most Muslims are probably good people (I don’t know many Muslims, regardless), but their faith has a problem with Islamic Extremists. As it’s their faith, they are the ones who have to deal with it; I can’t. I can jump up and down and point my finger at it, but they are they ones who have to make the change.

Ok, what about good faiths? I think most Christian faiths, as well as Judaism, and Buddhism are decent faiths. At least, they come across that way to me. As for other faiths like Hinduism, Jainism, or whatever, I really don’t know enough about them to say for sure.

Anyway, since I’m Christian, I do want to address the Protestant question. Who is right? The Protestants who split away from the Catholic Church, or the Catholics who insist there is no salvation outside Mother Church? Honestly, I don’t care. I find some things about the Catholic Church more desirable (Confession), and some things about the Protestants more desirable (I don’t think the Pope is infallible). And to me, it seems that Protestants and Catholics spend far too much time and effort arguing over minutia that could be better spent on something else more worthwhile. Although I think the discussion of Transubstantiation is an interesting topic, even worthwhile to a point, I really would be disappointed in God if He were to condemn people to hell based on their respective positions on the matter. And my response is the same for a lot of other aspects of the normal arguments among the various sides: justification by faith vs. works, the Bible vs. the Bible and Tradition, etc…

Anyhoo, those are my thoughts today.

Satan is a Liar. And Jesus Christ is the Lord. Repent and be saved. Yeah, I know you’ve heard it before. But have you ever heard it from the antichrist before?