Zetetic Elench

I don't think a better critique of Libertarianism exists than the South Park episode "Chicken Fucker". It is pretty clear that libertarians prefer morons running around committing carnal acts with poultry is preferable to such evil collective acts as taxation.  So, don't read this, watch Chickenlover instead! I honestly don't know if political libertarianism can be taken seriously. Anything one can come up with would be instantly derided. It's as if libertarianism is it's own critique. For example, libertarians argue that TAXATION IS THEFT but there has been support for conscription (Friedrich F. Hayek) alongside a generally worrying trend towards militarism (Robert Heinlein et al). But if the only legitimate way to get children to learn to read is to commit bestiality then they aren't going to grow up to become useful soldiers. So, some elementary education has to be publicly provided. Plus, the government should build roads. Perhaps people w...

BABYLON 5-THE SHERIDAN YEARS Plot ideas for a second re-boot Despite everything my new idea (which contains a few old ones) is a redo of the original five year Babylon  5 arc. It starts off with a mystery (what happened to Sinclair?) and ends half a million years in the future.   Arc and plot details, especially in the first three years, are relatively the same as originally broadcast. The last two years cover Delenn's pregnancy, the return of John Sinclair, the Civil War in the Earth Alliance and the final destiny of humanity. Plot outlines by broadcast year Year One: Arrivals and Disappearances Babylon 5 welcomes new arrivals. Ambassador Kosh, from the Vorlon Empire, and Lyta Alexander, the resident commercial telepath are the latest long-term residents. Year Two: Allies and Enemies Captain Jeffery Sheridan is installed as the station's new commander, but will he help to bring peace to the galaxy or is his arrival a presage of new conflicts? Year Three: Shad...

Rebooting Babylon 5  A Work In Progress with Fan Theories: Consider this a first draft/beta version dear reader  A Summary John Sinclair is the first commander of Babylon 5. He disappears at the end of his first year of command. Captain Jeffery Sheridan is sent to assume command of B5 and to investigate the disappearance of his predecessor. Unfortunately the appearance of the human the MInbari know as "Star KIller" provokes a drastic series of events which lead to a second Minbari war and the eventual destruction of Babylon 5. An Introduction   Babylon 5 is a science-fiction television series and several short-lived spin-offs and television movies. It is an example of a space-opera and military science fiction. It concerns the crew, diplomats and assorted humans, aliens, chancers and riff-raff living aboard a diplomatic space station in the middle of the 23rd century.   When the series starts, humanity has narrowly avo...