leaving the world of xanga and moving on to more 'adult' places i guess
whatever that means
i was tired of feeling silent
i unfortunately seem to think primarily in terms of economics anymore... i'm working on that.
we were thinking on the economics of underdeveloped countries the other day in class, and discussing problems such as child labor and sweat shops, things that our rich country does not find tolerable for ourselves, and many of us do not find tolerable for other nations. however, we forget that our own industrialization was built on such policies.
i was thinking about how in economics we tend to tolerate disfavorable things in the short run if we think that it will yeild a desired long run outcome. this is why we tolerate child labor in poor countries. but should we tolerate temporary evils for eventual good? at first glance the answer seems to be that we should make what is right our first priority...
but
does God not tolerate short term evils for long term goods?
just questions.
