I could not come up with any good title for this one. The subject does not lend itself to any type of levity - even sarcasm. I should not have to say this, but in today's world, I will: this post, the facts and statements presented here in no way condone or pardon the unspeakable act of slavery. The ownership, control over, and/or forced labor of another human being is reprehensible and cannot be supported with any statements or facts. This post came about from a "discussion" I had online with someone (as is normal online - I cannot know for certain if they were male or female nor how old they were - they presented with a traditional male name and as a college student in Ohio). They were comparing the condition of African-Americans today to slaves in the US south in the antebellum period. After "talking" some back and forth I came to realize that they truly believed the USA was the historic center of slavery in the world and the nexus of the slavery issue. Alt...
The universe, by definition, is infinite. It is arrogant for us to think mankind can formulate all the questions much less grasp all the answers.