On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 18:09:01 +0800, "David Palmer." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 23:14:16 -0700 > Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 05:40:32AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 02:25:18PM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > > > > 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... > > > > > > > > > > > given the consistency with which the old mistakes are repreated, i > > > seriously wonder if that adage holds true. > > > > > > > I have another thought. This, and my last post, and lots of other > > stuff of this nature, should really not be here. I'm subscribing to > > debian-curiosa. I think everyone who want to talk about 'the meaning > > of life', or other OT things should either move there, or post a > > message there as to where they are moving. Its fun, but lets not do > > it here. > > > > -- > > Paul E Condon > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Seconded. > See you there. > Regards, ..yes? ;-) I have seen just 4 posts here in d-c since Karsten plonked me. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
