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] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]