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My my - and ye STILL haven't gotten to understand INDIVIDUALISM, meaning they wouldn't be dealing with y'all as a group.....

Post 21

Friday, April 7, 2006 - 8:30am

What would humanity have to offer an advanced life form?

Consider a quantum computing neural-net made from neutron-star matter, a brain the size of the Earth a few miles across, able to switch at nuclear speeds.

We couldn't offer it knowledge, energy, real-estate. Just amusement of its scientific curiosity.

Scott

Post 22

Friday, April 7, 2006 - 8:51pm

I have very little time for the Environmental movement for two reasons.

Firstly, because most environmentalists fall into the bearded, wet wanker category, and secondly, for the bizarre proposition of considering humans to somehow be interlopers on the Planet... that there is something 'not quite legitimate' about our very existence.

They always fail to grasp the Darwinist attitude of every other species on the Planet.

An obvious example being the old environmentalist chestnut of 'Save the Whale'.

You never hear about a 'Save the Plankton' or 'Save the Krill' campaign.

Post 23

Friday, April 7, 2006 - 9:08pm

Rev'rend,

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My my - and ye STILL haven't gotten to understand INDIVIDUALISM, meaning they wouldn't be dealing with y'all as a group.
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When I integrate that with all possibility -- I get the feeling that you've been, personally, 'visited.' Obviously, they'd 'contact' the most interesting specimens first (individually) -- integrating THAT aspect of reality, am I to assume that you've already been probed??

;-)

Ed
[hope it wasn't too painful!]

Post 24

Saturday, April 8, 2006 - 3:43pm

It's more an "elementary, Watson" piece of logic - not that I would have had to be 'probed'..... lol

Post 25

Sunday, April 9, 2006 - 1:39pm