On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 at 21:13 GMT, csj penned: >> >> As usual, science fiction was here before. C.F., _The Songs of >> Distant Earth_ by Arthur C. Clarke. > > You do remember that the first generation colonists in the novel were > "manufactured" from gene samples and raised by machines that taught > them a sanitized version of human history and culture? They were > genetically and culturally engineered to be altruistic. So maybe our > best hope lies in breeding out our baser instincts. >
Somehow, I doubt that "baser insticts" can be bred out, especially by just not teaching about them. That whole "those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it" line ... -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
