We would probably exist in another form and I am sure that is true in a alternate universe, but would we reach the growth we done in such a relatively short life span we have had so far with a noticeable footprint in the development already? I seriously doubt that.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Glenn Kerbein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:glenn.kerbein@pirate-party.us">glenn.kerbein@pirate-party.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Perhaps I should resurrect the initial inquiry. A friend of mine pointed<br>
me to a great Latin phrase: Cēterīs paribus. It is used in philosophy to<br>
examine an axiom or dynamic. ( See<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutatis_mutandis" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutatis_mutandis</a> and<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceteris_paribus" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceteris_paribus</a> )<br>
For a moment, let's assume that The Pirate Bay or BitTorrent weren't<br>
apart of the equation. What would justify our purpose or existence? The<br>
Free Culture movement certainly can, as can a large swath of students<br>
and professors.<br>
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Richard Stallman wrote:<br>
> If TPB promotes the Pirate Party, it would tend to support the statements<br>
> that some people make that "You're just a bunch of criminals."<br>
> This might be a reason not to do it.<br>
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<div class="im">Glenn "Channel6" Kerbein<br>
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