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Tao Stoic 76

"Did you think of the other basic rules, the three preceding the fourth one, as I adviced you to do [15?"

"I did Master, but I am not certain. Naturally, the first rule should be: 'That all R & D's should be in accordance and harmony with Nature'. It was the easiest one."

"Good. And the second one?"

"I first thought it to be that all planet's riches are the property of all, but this really is Natural therefore already under the first rule. I rather thought of describing to whom ethics applies with the aim of fencing-in the sane-, fair-, happy-, society. Thus the rule would be: 'Those R & D's are valid only, that emerge from a socio'."

"Excellent. How about the third?"

"That one is easy again Master. It must say that: 'All R & D's are personal and thus not dependable on circumstances, the acts of others, or emotional values."

"Good. This latter says in so many words that when A has a grief with B, he should not punish C, or even the whole alphabet. A very, very, important one as you will see, and always violated by the law and the unions."


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